Kotwali Police has booked DG Philip, managing director of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (MSSIDC), for allegedly threatening BJP corporator Girish Vyas who has been alleging scams in the corporation since last two years.
Vyas has stated in the complaint that Philip rang up from his mobile (No. 9619002300) on Vyas' mobile (no 9373222215) at 11.12am and threatened him with life. The BJP corporator claimed that the conversation lasted 38 seconds.
Vyas later told the media that Philip had become unnerved by his relentless effort against corruption in MSSIDC and hence had threatened him.
On Friday afternoon Vyas had received a tip-off that Philip was in MSSIDC office with a few staffers from 10.30am. He immediately sent two supporters who locked up the office. Philip, however, broke open the lock and left the office before Vyas reached there. The BJP leader had alleged that Philip was in the office on a public holiday to favour certain industrialists.
MSSIDC has been hauled up by several BJP leaders for selling coal allotted to small scale industries in the black market. BJP state president Sudhir Mungantiwar had recently written a letter to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan demanding an inquiry. Industries minister Narayan Rane had promised to set up an inquiry by a senior IAS officer on demand of several local MLAs.
TOI had exposed a scam in MSSIDC wherein coal was being sold in black market by showing sales to non-existent units on the records. Illegal sale of coal is rampant no matter which agency is in-charge. MSSIDC's predecessor National Consumer Cooperative Federation (NCCF) had faced a CBI inquiry. MSSIDC replaced the NCCF in 2006 but not much has changed.
Vyas has stated in the complaint that Philip rang up from his mobile (No. 9619002300) on Vyas' mobile (no 9373222215) at 11.12am and threatened him with life. The BJP corporator claimed that the conversation lasted 38 seconds.
Vyas later told the media that Philip had become unnerved by his relentless effort against corruption in MSSIDC and hence had threatened him.
On Friday afternoon Vyas had received a tip-off that Philip was in MSSIDC office with a few staffers from 10.30am. He immediately sent two supporters who locked up the office. Philip, however, broke open the lock and left the office before Vyas reached there. The BJP leader had alleged that Philip was in the office on a public holiday to favour certain industrialists.
MSSIDC has been hauled up by several BJP leaders for selling coal allotted to small scale industries in the black market. BJP state president Sudhir Mungantiwar had recently written a letter to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan demanding an inquiry. Industries minister Narayan Rane had promised to set up an inquiry by a senior IAS officer on demand of several local MLAs.
TOI had exposed a scam in MSSIDC wherein coal was being sold in black market by showing sales to non-existent units on the records. Illegal sale of coal is rampant no matter which agency is in-charge. MSSIDC's predecessor National Consumer Cooperative Federation (NCCF) had faced a CBI inquiry. MSSIDC replaced the NCCF in 2006 but not much has changed.
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