India, Feb. 5 -- Munde refutes the claim saying purchases were made with approvals of then CM Shinde

MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania has accused food and civil supplies minister, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Dhananjay Munde of being part of a Rs.161.68 crore scam in fertilizers and agri equipment when he was agriculture minister in the previous Mahayuti government. She alleged goods were procured at a higher rate, violating government norms and that payments were made before the bidding process started.

Munde, who has been under fire over the arrest of his aide Walmik Karad in an extortion case, linked to the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in December 2024, rubbished Damania's claims.

At a press meet at ...