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Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday indicated that tainted people may not find place in his Council of Ministers even as he denied allegations of irregularities in the allocation of his flat in Wadala area of Mumbai.
Faced with a volley of questions about his flat in Wadala,Chavan who was in New Delhi,said,I do not think there is anything illegal in it. I was allocated the flat from the quota meant for members of Parliament. He said his mother had requested for allocation of a flat as she was undergoing treatment for cancer at the Tata Memorial Hospital from the quota meant for former MPs and in 2003 the allocation was made in his name. He said no guidelines were flouted in making the allocation to him.
Asked whether tainted ministers would find place in the Council of Ministers,Chavan said people at large and leaders in Delhi have certain expectations from the state government and we will make efforts to meet those expectations.
The Chief Minister said he will have to take tough decisions while finalising his Council of Ministers to meet high expectations of the people and leaders in the New Delhi. Names of the Council of Ministers from the Congress quota would be finalised in a day or two.
He also said that the existing power-sharing arrangement between the Congress and the NCP would continue.
