India, Nov. 3 -- Congress MLC Satej Patil on Tuesday accused the ruling Mahayuti alliance of attempting to alter the governing structure of the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, popularly known as Gokul, to prevent the elected panel backed by him from assuming control.
In an open letter, Patil alleged that proposals were being considered to amend the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act to increase the number of government-nominated directors in large cooperative institutions. He claimed such changes could be used to circumvent the mandate delivered by milk producers in the recent election.
"People's mandate is being obstructed on technical grounds. What meaning does voting hold then?" Patil asked.
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