Fadnavis gives clean chit to MoS Kadam

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has given a clean chit to Minister of State for Home (MoS) Yogesh Kadam, who was under fire after his name appeared in a controversy related to the issuance of a firearm licence to Sachin Ghaywal, brother of Pune gangster Nilesh Ghaywal.

- Kalpesh Mhamunkar

Speaking to the press during his Nashik visit, Fadnavis clarified that no firearm licence was actually issued in the case.

"The MoS had conducted a hearing regarding the application. However, the licence was not granted. The Police Commissioner had presented the facts of the case, after which the permission was not approved. If the licence had been issued, such allegations would have held ground — but it was not," the Chief Minister said.