Nagpur, Aug 10: Maharashtra MoS for Excise, Food and Drugs Anil Deshmukh today denied being a beneficiary in the petrol pump scam as alleged by Union Petroleum Minister Ram Naik.
Addressing a press conference here, Deshmukh, a senior NCP leader, clarified that he had owned a 1.5 acre plot at Dumri, 30 km near Ramtek in the district, which has been sold to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) two years ago.
Showing a copy of the transaction, Deshmukh said neither he nor his son or any relative was allotted a petrol pump anywhere in the country.
“Probably, Naik simply relied on information provided by party activists from the district and is defaming me without even bothering to verify facts,” he said.
Bureau Report