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Chhagan Bhujbal invited by the US Congress

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Amidst all controversies and fighting his legal battles, Bhujbal still leads the country on the International front.

Even though NCP leader and former deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal’s name has been cropped up in various scams but he remains undeterred and will represent India at the international arena. Bhujbal has left for Washington DC for participating in a three day event organised by the US Congress. The function will be attended by senior US Senators, Diplomats, high ranking officials and members of US Judiciary & Administration as well as select representatives invited from 140 countries all over the world.

US President Barack Obama will be interacting with the distinguished attendees on Thursday i.e. 4th February. During the three day program, discussions will be held on various issues pertaining to Social Justice, Education and Inclusive Society etc. with focus on mutual co-operation and promoting harmony across the world.

“Bhujbal has received an invitation for the conference where leaders will speak about social justice and education cooperation. Thus, he remains unaffected by controversies and is keen to work for the upliftment of society. There were many other leaders who possess clean image but they didn’t receive any invite to participate in the conference,” said the source.

While leaving for the conference Bhujbal said to Afternoon Voice that his intentions are good and he has always worked for the welfare of the society and state. “Let the enquiries happen and I’m confident that I will come out clean. Several baseless rumours are being spread to tarnish my reputation.”

When asked about his objective behind attending the conference, Bhujbal replied, “I will exchange my views with the attendees and also work for the betterment of the society.”

The ED had registered two Economic Case Information Reports (ECIR) against Bhujbal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Another case was registered by Navi Mumbai police concerning a housing project scam wherein Rs. 44 crores were collected from over 2,000 people for houses in a project ‘Hex World’, promoted by a realty firm owned by the Bhujbal family.

The ACB had in June last year registered two FIRs against Bhujbal. The first one was related to alleged irregularities in allotment of a prime plot at Kalina in Mumbai to a developer. The second case was for alleged rampant corruption and large-scale irregularities in the construction of the new Maharashtra Sadan, the state government’s guest house in Delhi.

The Public Works Department (PWD) under Bhujbal had then allegedly awarded sub-contracts to firms, in blatant violation of rules, in the Maharashtra Sadan case. The FIR named him, his son Pankaj, nephew Samir and 14 others. The new Maharashtra Sadan was built at the cost of Rs. 100 crores when the Congress-NCP coalition was in power in Maharashtra.

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