Responding to the corruption charges in allotment of grazing land to a private person, agriculture minister Abdul Sattar has said that he took the decision without any favour and based on facts placed before him.

“I have not done anything wrong. The matter is in court and I am ready to accept the punishment I am handed,” he told the Assembly on Wednesday. The Opposition has accused him of violating rules in allotting grazing land to a person in Washim, causing heavy financial loss to the government. In fact, such land cannot be transferred to a private person, but by rules laid down by the SC, is kept reserved for the purpose of livestock grazing. However, the minister kept mum on allegations that he forced government officials to collect Rs 15 crore from companies and traders for an agricultural festival in Sillod.