Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Ex-Congress Leader's Cotton Mill Gets Loan
A man named Kunal Patil used to be in the Congress party but then joined the BJP.
He owns a cotton mill in Dhule, Maharashtra.
The government has approved a big loan of Rs 156.9 crore to help fix and update this mill.
This decision was made by the Maharashtra cabinet.
Earlier, when Patil was in Congress, the Income Tax department checked the mill and found no problems.
The loan is meant to help the mill become better and more modern.
Former Congress MLA Kunal Patil's cotton mill to receive Rs 156.9 crore loan for restructuring.
Maharashtra cabinet approved the loan proposal to be recommended to NCDC.
The mill, Jawahar Cooperative Cotton Mill, is located in Dhule district.
Patil joined BJP months before the loan approval.
Income Tax department raided the mill in October 2023, finding no discrepancies.
- Who
- Former Congress MLA Kunal Patil, now with BJP
- What
- Loan approval for cotton mill restructuring
- When
- Months after joining BJP, cleared by Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday
- Where
- Dhule district, Maharashtra
- Why
- To modernize and rehabilitate the cooperative spinning mill
- Mill Name
- Jawahar Cooperative Cotton Mill
- Location
- Dhule, Maharashtra
- Loan Amount
- Rs 156.9 crore
- Loan Provider
- National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
- Political Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Previous Party
- Congress
- Audit Status
- Completed with no discrepancies