Mumbai, June 29 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MLC Anil Parab has leveled allegations of a massive land scam involving the illegal sub-division of plots and the misappropriation of land reserved for MHADA housing projects across municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Nashik.

Raising the issue in the State Legislative Council on Monday, Parab alleged that a multi-crore scam has been ongoing since 2013, involving a nexus of developers, local officials, and the Town Planning Department.

Parab claimed that to circumvent regulations, land parcels are being illegally partitioned by violating a 1981 government circular. He alleged that developers are creating plots smaller than 4,000 square meters to bypass mandatory requirements for 20...