Shivraj Patil must come clean, says BJP

Patil8217;s son Shailesh and daughter-in-law Archana Patil have cited the Home Minister8217;s 4 Janpath as their address when they became part of a Rs 149-cr distillery project sprawled across 52 acres in Ambala.

8220;We would like to know if the rules of environment have been bent to favour a particular industrialist in whose project Patil8217;s family has interest. We demand to know if the charge of land grab levelled against Patil8217;s son by farmers of Latur is true.

8220;The BJP demands categorical replies from the Home Minister as the nation deserves to know,8221; said Rudy, adding that he would also like to know 8220;if the rules of excise clearance have been bent by the Haryana Government in favour of a particular company8221;.

BJP general secretary Arun Jaitely said: 8220;It is undoubtedly a case of gross impropriety. A family member of a powerful minister is being used by a business person to pursue his commerce and that too from the minister8217;s residence. The facts in The Indian Express story strongly speaks for themselves.8221;

Leader of Opposition L K Advani is away in Rishikesh.