New Delhi: Accused of involvement in a ‘scam’ for clearing purchases worth Rs 206 crore without inviting tenders, Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde on Saturday shot back, claiming her efforts to break the hold of contractors’ lobby on the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department had provoked such accusations.
She also demanded that those who have made the allegations come up with proof to substantiate the charges. “Where is the proof?” she asked, and claimed no procedures were overlooked.
“There is a big, huge lobby of contractors in this department. I think, for years they have been running this department. And somewhere I am breaking that. I’m doing strict inspection, I’m doing strict categorisation of these activities and that is why somewhere this is happening and that is what I’m very clear about,” she said.
