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Rohit Pawar Submits 12,000-Page Dossier Alleging ₹5,000-Crore CIDCO Land Scam, Seeks Sanjay Shirsat’s Ouster

The state has received the documents but has not announced a formal inquiry.

Rohit Pawar. August 20, 2025. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)
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Overview

  • Pawar delivered nearly 12,000 pages to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and set a two-day deadline for Sanjay Shirsat’s resignation.
  • He alleges Shirsat, as CIDCO chairman, pushed through Navi Mumbai allotments to the Bivalkar family despite earlier CIDCO rejections and a pending Supreme Court case.
  • Pawar claims the parcels were later sold to private builders and values the transactions at about ₹5,000 crore.
  • He cites records such as the family’s 1993 application and multiple rejection orders in 1994, 1995 and 2010, along with departmental notes and CIDCO resolutions.
  • He further alleges a March 1, 2025 Urban Development directive and rapid file movement after Shirsat’s appointment that overrode internal objections, while Shirsat offered no immediate response beyond prior calls for proof.