Nagpur, March 30 -- Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday issued an open challenge to senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, asking him to present concrete and credible evidence regarding the alleged links between senior Mantralaya officials and controversial godman Ashok Kharat.
He emphasized that merely making allegations or issuing statements in the media is not sufficient. If the accusations are serious, they must be formally submitted to the government or the investigating agencies for appropriate action, Bawankule said responding to the Congress leader's sensational claims.
Taking to mediapersons earlier in the day, Wadettiwar claimed that self-styled godman Ashok Kharat advised senior officials to engage...