Don’t give plots to legislators: MLC

Mumbai: A lawmaker has asked the state to stop allotting plots for housing societies to judges, legislators and government officials.
   Kapil Patil, who represents teachers in the legislative council, said in a recent letter to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan that homes must be built only for the common man.
   Patil said the poor response to the latest Mhada low-income housing scheme was the result of high prices.
   "In Shimpoli, Borivli, the price of a 305 square-feet flat is Rs 19 lakh, a 180 square-feet flat in Malwani is priced at Rs 9.4 lakh and a 305 square-feet flat in Powai is Rs 49 lakh," he said. "The ordinary person simply cannot afford these."
   In 2009, Patil had set an example by refusing a home in a housing scheme for legislators. "The government must ensure a 300 sq-feet flat for Rs 10 lakh in the city," he said in the letter