Report not leaked to media,says Chavan

“I haven’t read the report because it was given to the Chief Secretary for further action,” he added. Dissatisfied with the CM’s reply,the Opposition leaders staged a walkout from the House.

Earlier in the day,the Opposition leaders raised slogans and demanded a discussion on the issue in the House and sought a reply from the Government. Reading out newspaper clippings quoting Pradhan’s comments even before the report was tabled in the House,Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote demanded immediate discussion on it. “We came to know about the report through media. In fact,it should have been tabled in the House first,” Raote said. The Council was adjourned four times on the issue.

Meanwhile,special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam,who is leading the evidence against terrorist Ajmal Kasab in the Mumbai terror attack case,said the Mumbai Police have substantial evidence against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed. “This flip-flop by the Pakistani Government will not affect our case as we have already provided substantial evidence,including the confessional statement of Kasab that proves his role and also states the reason for the attack on Mumbai,” he said.