So yet another politician has landed himself in a land scam. Eknath Khadse, until recently the Maharashtra revenue minister, has finally resigned after being accused of irregularities in land purchase. When it comes to land, mantris always sing, ‘this land is my land’, never mind if it’s often a case of soiling their reputations. Khadse comes from Jalgaon, the land of Pratibha Patil who once lived in the most precious piece of real estate in India – namely the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Adarsh netas of Maharashtra in particular have made sure that they have been true bhumiputras, wedded to the notion of being sons of the soil.
Sharad Pawar for example can tell you a thing or two about which pitch Read More
