Maharashtra: Rohit Pawar Alleges ₹5,000 Crore Navi Mumbai Land Scam

Maharashtra: Rohit Pawar Alleges ₹5,000 Crore Navi Mumbai Land Scam
Maharashtra: Rohit Pawar Alleges ₹5,000 Crore Navi Mumbai Land Scam

Mumbai: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has alleged a ₹5,000 crore land scam involving Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat in Navi Mumbai, sparking a fresh political controversy.

Allegations Against Minister Sanjay Shirsat

Shirsat, a Shiv Sena MLA from Aurangabad West and party spokesperson under the Eknath Shinde-led faction, previously served as Chairman of the City Industrial and Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (CIDCO). Pawar claimed that during his tenure, prime land in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai worth around ₹5,000 crore was cleared in favour of the Bivalkar family.

The land parcel, located near the Navi Mumbai International Airport, was originally reserved for building nearly 10,000 affordable homes for the poor. Pawar alleged it is now being diverted for luxury housing projects, depriving common citizens of housing benefits.

Historical Background of the Dispute

According to Pawar, the Bivalkar family was gifted over 4,000 acres of land by the British in 1816 for supporting them against the Maratha Empire. Multiple attempts to reclaim the land had been rejected by authorities in 1994, 1995, 2010, and 2023.

However, Pawar alleged that once Shirsat assumed the role of CIDCO Chairman, he “made the impossible possible” by approving 15 acres of land for the family in the very first CIDCO board meeting.

Legal Loopholes and Court Battles

Pawar further claimed that the family used legal loopholes to convert a political inaam into a personal inaam, declared parts of the land as reserved forest to bypass the Land Ceiling Act, and fought multiple cases in court. While the Bombay High Court delivered a favourable verdict in 2014 with compensation, the Supreme Court later granted a stay on the matter.

Pawar’s Criticism

Rohit Pawar alleged that the government ignored local project-affected farmers, who are still fighting for their 12.5% rightful land share, while benefiting the descendants of those he described as “traitors of the Maratha Empire.” He termed the move as a betrayal of Maharashtra’s sons of the soil.

Neither Shirsat nor Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has yet responded to these allegations.

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