India, March 13 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced an inquiry into the leasing of 1,310 buses by officials of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), without the approval of the state government. "We will find out who issued the work order, within a month, and take action against those found guilty," said Fadnavis, in the state legislative council on Wednesday.

The MSRTC buses had been leased when incumbent deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde was chief minister in the erstwhile Mahayuti government, and also held the transport portfolio.

Congress MLC Rajesh Rathod raised the issue of alleged corruption in leasing the buses, during question hour. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab said that during the winter s...