Contractor - Politicians nexus exposed, Khadse - Shaina NC attended biscuit scam accused program, Maharashtra chikki Scam

Former chief minister and Congress leader Narayan Rane recently revealed that Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse had recommended the Sindhudurg based Suryakanta Mahila Audyogic Sanstha (SMASS) in 2012 for the procuring of chikki children of anganwadis. Rane’s revelation is actually confession of how all political parties’ years together are doing injustice towards malnourished children.

 

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All the scammers in Maharashtra Mantralay have good relations with politicians .SMASS has been accused of Chikki scam in Maharashtra. The companies providing chikki, biscuits and other products to government of Maharashtra never introduced their products in open market.

Not only SMASS , Khadse and BJP leader Shaina NC had also attended a program arranged by another accused in this scam the ayurvedic biscuit provider to anganwadies.

Gowardhan ayur farma Pvt  Ltd (GAFPL)   was awarded contract of providing ayurvedic biscuits. Managing Director of GAFPL Bhagyashree Chounde also runs a NGO called Gowardhan Mahila Vikas Pratisthan (GMVP) .In may 2015 along with revenue minister Eknath Khadase BJP leader Shaiana N C also attended the program arranged by GMVP. This shows how the contractors who have a very close relation with politicos manage to get contracts violating all the rule, regulations and ethics.

Pankaja munde on 12 February 2015 ordered purchases of ayurvedic biscuits worth 95, 51,124/   .But very next day  it was increased to 5 crores  without any changes in number of beneficiaries. When order was passed not competitive bids were invited, rate contract with company was not in force, nor company had its own production unit. Even company didn’t have FSSAI license for any of its products. Company had applied for that but the file was closed for lack of some compliance from applicant. Later on these biscuits were found to be unsafe to eat. Food and drug authority revealed that acidity count was much higher than permissible count.

Though Rane has accused that Khadse recommended SMASS chikki Its first factory as per their website was inaugurated by Narayan Rane himself. It is also clear that when Rate fixation with SMASS was done Rane was minister of industries who reserved chikki to be purchased from SMASS only. This definitely shows the nexus between the contractors and politicians.

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Maharashtra Chikki Scam, who is kingpin of the racket and contractors' nexus ?

Every scam carries its own Identity. Recent 206 crore procurement scam in women and child department of Maharashtra has become infamous has “Chikki Scam” . Chikki being major portion of  procurement this scam deserves to be named after “chikki”. But in this entire journey of malpractices and corruption Chikki is not alone. Ayuvedic biscuits, hand made paper, steel plates, sprinkles, protein powder, books, growth monitoring machines and  plastic mats  are also accompanying it. However documents reveal that these contractors are no separate from each other but are stooges  of one kingpin.  Now it is up to the government to find out who is that culprit.

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It seems that this business of siphoning public money was going on in WCD since last many years. They wait for money to be allotted under integrated child Development Scheme ( ICDS ) and then distribute money amongst themselves.

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See the cell number on chikki wrapper

If we look at the entire procurement procedure of this 206 crore scam one can easily come to the conclusion that this racket was being run in Mantralay corridors since last many years. There is reason to believe this theory. Of this entire procurement scam most of the suppliers were not manufacturers, they were so called distributors, The factories shown for obtaining orders were  either  closed long back or  did not exist at all. Email ids given on rate contract do not work at all. In none of the entire documents of industry department, DGS%D or WCD there were names of the owner or managers .In many cases it was impossible to receive communication by post because of distance and short period for compliance of certain things. That means somebody on behalf of all these contractors and suppliers was completing necessary procedures in WCD and Industry departments.

Pls see the cell number of this water purifier supplier in2015

Now there is another proof  to believe that all these contractors and suppliers are connected to each other. If you look carefully at the rajgira chikki wrapper,  you will notice its consumer care cell no 9823322798.

Now see the cell number of same company for water purifier

Now what can be connection of Suryakanta mahila sahakari audyogik sanstha the manufacturer of chikki with Everest industries the  water purifier supplier in aurangabad? . but you will find same number in industry departments communication with Everest industries this year for water purifiers and last year also for supply of plastic mats.That can not be coincidence. That means somebody is running this racket and all the so called suppliers and contractors are pawns.

If investigated properly this cam may take toll of guilty contractors along with several present and former officers and ministers.

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Medicines that couldn’t kill bloodsucker worms, Maharashtra chikki scam part 10

This is era of scams but still people expect that scammers should at least spare children’s health. It’s unfortunate that these people don’t even spare malnourished children. In last few years several incidences happened in which anganwadi children had to loose their life due to wrong medicines.

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Recently a year and half old child was died because a pill stuck in her throat. There several such incidences. Registered pharmacist unions have several times written to authorities but all went vain.( Anne-68). The list of such incidences is shocking ( Anne – 68A)

The WCD do not have proper mechanism to decide actual need of medicine. It seems that minister has stepped into medical practitioners shoes. last year tender was called but no purchase was made. But while giving orders terms of tenders were changed.To enable contractor to bring in limit of rate of medicine quantity of some items was reduced for benefit of contractor. Contract worth six crore awarded ( Anne -64 ) .Priest pharmaceuticals to whom this contract was awarded doesn’t have manufacturing unit.

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Magic plastic Mats of Aladdins in Mantralaya, Maharashtra Chikki scam part 9

This is another case of dirty nexus between officials of WCD and contractors.As per media reports a company whom this contract was awarded was closed since last many years and was actually in business of school benches and pipes.

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Even then this closed unit participated in tender process started by industry department. Nobody in industry department took pains to ask about companies credentials because they were hand in gloves with scammers. Interestingly this non existing company was successful in bagging plastic mat Rate contract. And then Aladdin's in Maharashtra mantralaya produced a magic plastic carpet in a factory that doesn't exist .

On Saturday 7 the February 2015 industry department sent a letter to Bhawani industries , jintur parbhani 500 km away from Mumbai to sign a rate contract. (Anne -44 )  8th was Sunday. On 9^th on behalf on behalf this non existent company somebody gave confirmation to sign rate contract. On 11 February   Rate contract for plastic mats was signed. On 12th it gave proposal to purchase Plastic mats  to commissioner WCD ( Anne -45 ). On 13 February commissioner WCD wrote a letter principle secretary to purchase plastic mats worth 1,80,62, 244. Same day minister approved proposal to purchase mats worth  (Anne -46)

Earlier tenders were invited by industry department for plastic mats  from Manufacturers only for fixing Annual Rate Contract  (Anne 47) later through a corrigendum words “ authorized distributors” was inserted. ( Anne -43 ). In this case as all the procedure was started after money was allocated to WCD.

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Monitoring and ensuring growth of favorite contractors, Maharastra Chikki Scam part 8

Growth monitoring machine used to weigh malnourished children. Two contractors, Sai High tech Products and Nitiraj Engineers, were awarded the contract at a cost of Rs 6 crore and Rs 18 crore, respectively. Two separate orders were issued in that regard.

Interestingly in a communication dated 4/2/2015 of commissioner WCD with principle secretary wrote that department need to procure 7853 weighing machines costing 6,92,63,460/-. Interestingly in this letter only Sai Hi techs letter dated 6/11/2014 was   mentioned. (Anne 48) There was no communication from Nitiraj industries. Even then WCD minister allotted work within sai hi tech and Nitiraj Industries .The contract was divided equally i.e per contractor Rs 3.46 crore rupees on 13 february 2015.( Anne 48A)

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Suddenly on 10/2/2015 Commissioner realized that department need more 20,729 machines of same specification. What prompted WCD commissioner demand such a huge amount of machines not known. But something happened in between 4 February to 10 February and interestingly in this letter also there was no any communication from nitiraj industries (Anne49) .Even Minister issued one more order on 13 February 2015 once again distributing 18.37 crore contract distributing sai and nitiraj equally. (Anne -49A)

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There was no demand from Nitiraj  But Minister awarded it them without even asking for it .To award these contracts rate contracts of Chennai were considered. No tenders were called .No need of procurement was considered.

Sai hi tech’s factory in pune is untraceable. While nitiraj industries had in 2012 charged transportation of similar machines from Himachal Pradesh to anganwadies in Maharashtra. Where is Nitiraj’s factory in Maharashtra or Himachal Pradesh  ( Anne -51 )

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Steel plates made in ghost factory, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 7

It seems that scammers and their supporters in Infamous Maharashtra chikki scam are damn sure about the out come of all the drama that was  going on in Maharashtra since last two months. Otherwise director general of supplies and disposals (DGS&D ) would not have signed a fresh Rate contract with a dubious manufacturer of steel plates with enhanced items and quantity of manufacturing .( Anne – 67)

The Maharashtra chikki scam was first unearthed in some time first week of June 2015. Several malpractices came to light in procurement of chikki, biscuits, steel plates, water filters, plastic mats and so on. Many of the units who were awarded work did’t exist at all or were closed.

Vaidya Industries was one of such units. After scam was unearthed media brought to light the facts that Vaidya  industries was actually fabrication unit , was closed long back and didn’t have capacity or machinery to manufacture steel plates. Media also published visuals of this unit. After that government issued notices to the company as it failed to supply the items.

However interestingly DGS&D signed a fresh rate contract on 13 July , 2015 with same Vaidya  industries . And also amended it on 27^th july ( Anne -67 A) With enhanced capacity of manufacturing Stainless Steel Parats, Spoons, Containers, Pona ,Masala Boxes, Serving Spoons, jugs , mugs, Stainless Steel Buckets, Thalis, Tumbler, Fry Pans and tea strainers etc. Now how dgs&d found a closed fabrication unit eligible of manufacturing all these items is an open secret. That means some government organization is in process of procuring these items.

Order of 8, 93,330 Steel plates of Rs 9,55,86, 310 was issued on 13 February 2015 by woman and child development department of Maharashtra. The reasoning given to procure steel plates is heart touching and convincing. WCD commissioner in his letter to principal secretary written on 13 February 2013 says ‘hot food is provided to 3-6 years inmates in anganwadis . Children are supposed to eat this food in anganwadis itself. Hence these children need steel plates. Otherwise these children bring utensils from their homes. Then they take food to their homes. As well they don’t keep these utensils clean. Hence they should be provided steel plates in anganawadi it self”.

Accordingly purchase order of about eight and half lakh steel plates was issued on 13 February 2015. Ignoring ceiling on purchase on rate contract, as well Capacity and actual business of manufacture (Anne – 38) .If at all provided so called manufacture of steel plates will take at least 2 years as accepted in order dated 13 February 2015 Rate was also offered higher than the agreed in rate contract.( As per RC rate was 93.05 rupees/ plate but offered was 107 /plate) ( Anne -38A) And as the manufacture has stopped supply of steel plates the anganawadi children are now bound to eat in their dirty home brought plates. Now please don’t blame ministers or officers for this mess.  In this case what a minister or senior officers can do ?. They awarded a contract violating all the norms and procedure for sake children’s health only. Now if contractor was found dubious then what was their fault? Was it ministers or officers duty to verify contractor’s credentials?. 

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Copyright of falsification, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 6

Copyrighted books are another form of procurement procedure, actually there is nothing special in copyrighted material that WCD has purchased. One can easily get copyright of anything. It is not binding on any authority to buy copyrighted work. In WCD copyrights are obtained only to avoid competition. In this case owner of copy right decides cost of his books and WCD purchases it on just meager discount.

A ) On 27 September 2014 on Bhanudas Tekavade Applied for copyright of “ Anganwadi sevekasathi MIS margadarshika and prashikshakasathi  Margadashak Pustika. (Anne -52 )   Immediately within 4 days he  gave commissioner WCD proposal to purchase these books in his companies name  i.e. even before copyright is awarded .Now don’t ask  How he came to know ,that said department is interested in purchasing  such product. Obviously tekavade decided cost of his work. Commissioner WCD promptly wrote a letter to Principle secretary on 5^th September i.e. within three days describing nature of book and cost. Commissioner or Principal Secretary didn’t even look at in whose name copyright application has been made. They blindly believed what tekavade was saying and forwarded proposal in his company’s name. (Anne -53) .

Meanwhile tekavade sometime tekavade got Copyright of his work ( Anne -54 ). Exact date not known . but copyright was in tekavade’s name while minister issued order of purchase in the name of jagadguru printing  On 13 February 2015. Total cost of procurement was of 1,06,84,800 . No tender no competition.( Anne -55)

B ) On 11/08/2014 Bhanudas Tekavade got copy right of kala chetna – copy coloring kruti pustika  in his name i.e Bhanudas Tekavade only . When did he gave proposal government  not known But WCD decided to purchase those books on 21 /8/2014 i.e. within 10 days only  Accordingly minister issued orders on 13 February 2015 of worth 4,01, 80 , 656  in the name of jagadguru printing here also nobody no body bothered to look see copy right (Anne -56 )

C) Work of hasat khelat kruti pustika was awarded to dnyanada publications. The WCD record shows that dnyanada got copyright on 9/9/2014 (Anne -57 )    , But department had decided to purchase said books even before that that is  27 /8/2014.  (Anne -58 ) Interestingly website shows that no such application was made for copyright (Anne -59 )  then minister issued orders of rs 80,00,000/- (Anne -60 ) when did dnyanada gave proposal , how did WCD officials assumed that they will get copyright , don’t know.

D )  Work of Mazi  kruti pustika was awarded to Abhishek typesetters and publishers. The WCD record shows that Abhishek  got copyright on 25/8/2014 ( Anne 61)  . Within two days department decided to purchase said books on  27 /8/2014.  Interestingly website shows that no such application was made for copyright (Anne -62)  then minister issued orders of rs 90,00,000/- . when did Abhishek gave proposal , how did WCD officials assumed that they will get copyright , don’t know.

E)same way gammat jammat kruti pustika was purchsed from abhishree educational products of worth 80,00,000/- When did they get copyright don’t know. (Anne -63)

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Scripting the corruption on hand made paper , Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 5

The women child development minister awarded around 12.31 crore printing contract to Handmade paper Institute (HMPI) pune without tender and any competitive bids. Every body in this deal knew that HMPI was leased out way back and not entitled for any rate fixation.

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Draft of the Indian Constitution was written down by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on papers manufactured in Handmade Paper institute (HMPI) in pune. Indeed a moment of pride for it. However latter on babus of Khadi Gramodyog Village industries wrote a script of corruption on the same paper. Some officials of HMPI deliberately help decrease revenue and production of HMPI and eventually this unit was leased out to a private contractor in 2010. Not even that, they helped private contractor whom HMPI was leased out to bag government orders without any competition or tender.

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To understand magnitude of corruption let us see a calculation. Suppose HMPI as per its present full  capacity produces 1,11,000 kg  ( One lakh eleven thousand paper per year ) normally cost of hand made paper in market  is 140/kg. but assuming that it is 200 /kg it comes to 2,22,000,00/- (two crore twenty two laks). The HMPI has bagged contract from Women and child welfare (WCD) to the tune of 12.50 crores.   In addition to this HMPI caters to other government authorities .But can they produce so much handmade paper ? definitely not.

Handmade paper is produced from cotton rag waste from the cotton garment/ undergarment industry. More importantly, no toxic chemicals are used in the handmade paper making process. Handmade paper has the advantage of being 100% wood free which makes it the most eco-friendly form of paper and hence has high demand from government organizations. And  as per GR dated 2 January 1992 some Items were reserved to be purchased from this institute only being run by government.

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Later on  Handmade paper Institute ( HMPI) of Khadi Gramodyog Village Industry ( KVIC)  was leased to private contractor in 2010 (Anne - 27) .This unit has capacity of  making  only hand  made paper up to maximum 20 – 25 tone /year. It has no printing unit. Some printing is done by screen printing method. Before leased out HMPI,s production capacity was reduced to 70 kg per day with 84 workers.( actual capacity was 240 kg/day). After leased out a private contractor a electric machine was introduced and production was increased by another 200 to 300 kg / day i.e. total capacity to 270 to 370 kg/day.( Two shifts)

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Actually as this unit was leased to private contractor hence, and as per HC order and Government decision on Rate fixation, was not entitled to any type of rate fixation with government. Despite it some item (Anne – 28) reserved for institute and rates were fixed as if unit was run by government itself. And also extension was given to it repeatedly and also ceiling on purchase was vacated( Anne -29  ) (Remember high court order and government decision on rate fixation )

Then some officials of KVIC posed before WCD  as if unit was run by government Also assured of all the process of manufacturing is done in institute itself. And requested to allot work to handmade paper Institute (Anne -30)

Accordingly work was allotted to private party without tender. None of party related to this case was innocent. Everybody new what was going wrong. But was a silent party to money siphoning business.

A) Kalpak Rachana sanch, etc 4 items     -  4,89, 38,385/- ( Anne -31 )

B) Probodhan per Mahitee Pustika  -        - 2, 92, 54,351/- (Anne -32)

C) Handmade paper calendar                   - 99,99,425/- (Anne -33  )

D)Registers etc                                        - 50,43,990  ( Anne  -34  )

E) Handmade paper Drukk sandesh Pustika – 2,99, 52,955/- (Anne -35  )

Total work of 12,31,89,106  -  was allotted. All the orders issued on same day i.e. 13 February 2015. Without even knowing capacity of Institute.

Workers in this institute have written to CM that none of the above product was manufactured in  HMPI. That Means contractor has manufactured all these products somewhere else while manufacturing the same in HMPI was the basic condition. It is also impossible to manufacture so much amount of hand made paper in HMPI or any such unit . Hence products if provided at all must be of mill made paper .  ( Anne – 36 & 37) and that amounts to cheating.

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Magic plastic Mats of Aladdins in Mantralaya, Maharashtra Chikki scam part 9

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Water Filters that couldn’t quench contractors’ thirst – Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 4

The haste shown in by all the concerned offices in procurement of water filter cum purifiers raises so many questions. Officers of Women and Child Department and industry department went out of the way so that Everest industries get the contract. Interestingly Everest Industries who has been eligible for supply of Water Purifiers this year, Industry departmet had last year made eligible for supply of Plastic mats ( Anne -39A). It shows that contractor is well acquainted with “procedure” of WCD and Industry department.

Water purifiers .Photo courtsy defendersblog.org

On Saturday 7 the February 2015 industry department sent a letter (SPC/RCT/Water Filter cum Purifier /03/2014-2015 C -883 dated 7 February 2013 )  to Everest industries, gangapur , Aurangabad, 350 kilometer away from Mumbai by R.P.A.D  to sign a rate contract. (Anne -39) ,  8th was Sunday. Its amazing but Everest Industries received said letter before   February 9th . On same day they reached Mumbai and submitted proposal to principal secretary to buy the water filters cum purifiers. First they submitted proposal and then signed Rate contract on 12th February. ( Anne -40 ).

Principal secretary WCD , next day i.e 10th February put his remarks “examine and put up” on letter received by Everest industry  on  9^th and  sent it to commissioner WCD at navi Mumbai.On 12th Rate contract was signed and same day Industry department issued order to that effect and sent it to Commissioner WCD  Navi Mumbai .On 13 February commissioner WCD wrote back to  principle secretary to purchase water filters at the rate of 4500/ (Anne 40) and on same day minister approved proposal at the rate of 5200/- per water filter 700 rupees extra per filter Total cost 2,63,45,481. (Anne -41).

Is it interesting that Commissioner WCD, Principal secretary WCD and minister decided necessity , quantity and quality of water filters and amount be allocated to Everest Industry on same day i.e 13th february.

On a letter issued by commissioner WCD on 13th february  letter no is written is written SPC/RCT/Water Filter cum Purifier /03/2014-2015 C -974 dated 12/2/2015 . But the proposal passed by minister quotes industry department  letter no  SPC/RCT/Water Filter cum Purifier /03/2014-2015 C -883 dated 7 February 2013 . i.e letter sent by industry department to Everest industries. That means industry department had sent letter of signing the Rate Contract simultaneously to Everest Industries and WCD department also?

Tenders were invited by industry department for Water Filter cum Purifier from Manufacturers only for fixing Annual Rate Contract  (Anne -42 ) later through a corrigendum words “ authorized distributors” were inserted. ( Anne - 43 ) . It seems that Industry department didn’t open the tenders till Everest Industries deal with WCD was finalized.

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Ayurvedic biscuits that provided energy to corrupt politicians, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 3

Pankaja munde on 12 February  2015 citing same reasons as in chikki , ordered purchases of ayurvedic biscuits worth 95, 51,124/  (Anne 23 ) .But very next day  it was increased to 5 crores  without any changes in number of beneficiaries (Anne 23 A). When order was passed not competitive bids were invited, rate contract with company was not in force,(As per GR dated 28 July 2011 rate contract was applicable till 27 July 2014). ( Anne -22  ) nor company had its own production unit. Even company didn’t have FSSAI license for any of its products. Company had applied for that but the file was closed for lack of some compliance from applicant ( Anne 24 ). Company do not have production unit .

Malnutrition in jawhar , photo courtsy Frontline 

All other facts of this biscuits werr the same as chikki Company, i.e  there was no answer to the questions like,Which dietitian or doctor recommended it? Was impact of eating Ayurvedic Biscuits on malnourished children studied ?. However interesting part of the story is company never introduce Ayurvedic biscuits in open market. What does that mean ? After contract was awarded  to Gowardhan company put   fssai license number on biscuit packets but that  license number was actually of milk product and not of  the biscuits.( 24 A)

Herbal Nutritious Shatavariyukta for kishori/adolscents 

It was claimed that rate contract of providing ayurvedic biscuits was done by inviting e-tenders to Gowardhan Ayur Farma Pvt ltd. But company claims that they have applied for patent of this product . Then how tenders were invited and who else other participate in that process? .Documents of tendering process are not available. company hasn’t introduced this product in market, but providing it as Supplementary nutrition to malnourished children through  Government.

GR issued on 28 July 2011 on rate contract shows that tenders were invited from mahila mandals, mahila bachat gat, women partnership firms and industries run by women. This firm is run by three women and doesn’t have own manufacturing unit. Obviously outsources work to other companies and is clear violation of Supreme Court directives.

Herbal Nutritious Shatawariyukta for Garbhavati/Pregnant

Minister did  it on possibility of  extension  to earlier Rate contract.( Anne -23 ). In same order i.e. Of 13 February it is mentioned that extension to Rate contract has been given on 13 February itself. But who gave extension was not mentioned. Because giving such extension is illegal and the authority to this is industry department. And work cannot be a given to a company that do not have a license to produce that product .

Company has mentioned three manufacturing units on their  packets . 1) Gowardhan ayur Farma Pvt Ltd , Gat No 432 A, property no 1304, Induri, tal – maval , dist – Pune. , But there is no such factory. The land is vacant .2) Srujan foods private ltd, , Plot No D 8 , Chincholi , solapur, But this company to some other  persons  3) Uttara foods and feed pvt ltd. Ranjangaon , Tal – shirur Dist – Pune , This company belongs to venky’s

Herbal Nutritious Balgutiadiyukta for 6 months to 3 year old

In this case also Pnkaja Munde has to answer so many embarrassing question ?

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Scripting the corruption on hand made paper , Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 5  

Copyright of falsification, Maharashtra Chikki Scam Part 6

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Monitoring and ensuring growth of favorite contractors, Maharastra Chikki Scam part 8

Magic plastic Mats of Aladdins in Mantralaya, Maharashtra Chikki scam part 9

Medicines that couldn’t kill bloodsucker worms, Maharashtra chikki scam part 10

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