Over the last three years, Patil has had over 20 cases against him for allegedly facilitating malpractices by candidates to get appointments in the state’s police, public works and engineering departments.
Veteran Shetkari Kamgar Paksha leader and former Maharashtra minister Narayan Dyandeo Patil was cremated with full state honours in Kolhapur on Tuesday.
Veteran Shetkari Kamgar Paksha leader Narayan Dyandeo Patil, popularly known as N D Patil, who fought for the cause of farmers and the marginalised sections in his entire life, died due to age-related ailments in Kolhapur city in Maharashtra on Monday, an official said.