Maharashtra legislators fudged income: CAG

Eleven Maharashtra legislators indicted in the yet-to-be-released CAG report, had declared their monthly income ranging from Rs 2,500 to Rs 12,500 to acquire large flats under the government quota in Ashirwad Co-operative Housing Society in suburban Mumbai. Accor-ding to the CAG report, the legislators include deputy speaker Vasant Purke, EGS minister Nitin Raut, water resources (Krishna Valley) minister Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, culture minister Sanjay Deotale. Purke, who was the EGS minister at the time of allotment, had declared a total monthly family income from all sources of Rs 2,500. Nimbalkar had declared an income of Rs 5,500, while Deotale had shown his income as Rs 12,500. Both were MLAs at the time of the allotment.