Jaydutt Kshirsagar paid Rs 50 cr to become Maha minister: Kin

NCP-turned-Shiv Sena leaderJaydutt Kshirsagar paid Rs 50 crore to be inducted in theMaharashtra cabinet, his nephew Sandeep Kshirsagar alleged ata public rally in Beed on Sunday

Kshirsagar, who made the switch from NationalistCongress Party to Shiv Sena in May this year after resigningas MLA, was made cabinet minister in the Devendra Fadnavisgovernment on June 16 and was allotted Employment Guaranteeand Horticulture portfolios

Speaking at the NCP's Shiv Sawarajya Yatra in thecentral Maharashtra city, 380 kilometres from here, SandeepKshirsagar said, "Our uncle Jaydutt Kshirsagar paid Rs 50crore to become a minister. The face of Beed could have beenchanged with Rs 50 crore." When he made the allegation, senior NCP leaders likeLeader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative CouncilDhananjay Munde and Shirur Lok Sabha MP Amol Kolhe werepresent on the dais.