City Congress president Sanjay Nirupam urged Maharashtra Chief minsiter Devendra Fadnavis today to suspend BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta for his alleged involvement in losing Rs 500 crore prime piece of land in Suburban Jogeshwari. In his letter, Nirupam alleged that Fadnavis's consistent ignorance has provided Mehta "enough chance do to scams" which are being exposed every passing day.

"The fact that the Jogeshwari plot in question worth Rs 500 crore and measuring 13,000 sq mts, which was initially reserved for a hospital and other public purposes, was deliberately allowed by default to be returned to the private owners makes it evident that this is a major scam in which the municipal commissioner appears to be hand in glove with the private owner," Nirupam's missive reads.