Munde made agri dept release funds over non-existent cabinet decisions: Damania

Activist Anjali Damania on Wednesday accused NCP leader Dhananjay Munde of allegedly facilitating corruption as an agriculture minister in 2024 by issuing orders without any genuine cabinet decisions being taken reported the PTIDamania demanded that Dhananjay Munde the incumbent Food and Civil Supplies Minister be sacked and never made minister in the futureMunde was not available for comments as per the PTIAnjali Damania alleged when Dhananjay Munde was agriculture minister he allegedly misled officials and people by claiming Cabinet approvals for significant financial decisions in September 2024 including the allocation of fundsMunde cannot be saved He has been spreading lies regarding decisions that were never taken The state cabinet meetings held on the 23rd and 30th of September 2024 didnt take any decision related to the agriculture sector the activist claimed in a press conference in Mumbai according to the PTIDamania claimed Munde had asked officials to release funds on an undated letter projecting it as cabinet decisions taken during a meeting held on September 30 2024If the state cabinet has not decided anything related to the agriculture sector then why Munde wrote such a misleading letter What were his intentions If a minister is acting in such a manner he should not be kept on his post now and never be made minister in future she demandedDamania claimed she possessed the undated letterAccording to Damania Rs 700 crore was separately allocated including Rs 200 crore for solarpowered battery pumps through government resolutions GRs in October 2024 even though no formal cabinet decision was recorded during the above meetingsMunde does not deserve to be on this post He misleads the public by claiming decisions were taken when in reality no such decisions have been made she claimedShe dared Munde to provide any documentary evidence to prove such Cabinet decisions were ever takenThese latest allegations against Munde follow previous claims made by Damania including a Rs 88 crore scam in the Agriculture Department during Mundes previous role as Agriculture Minister in the MVA governmentIn response to the past accusations Munde had announced the filing of a defamation suit against Damania accusing her of spreading false information to tarnish his reputation and damage the image of Beed districtAnjali Damania further alleged that the investigation into Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh would not progress if Munde continues to be a ministerDhananjay Mundes close aide Walmik Karad was arrested in connection with an extortion case allegedly linked to the murder of Deshmukh last December the news agency reportedwith PTI inputs