Fernandes said that SIT is investigating the matter and hence he would not like to comment anything but the lease granted to Naik was all legal and following Supreme Court and High Court orders.
Naik had accused former Chief Minister Rane and his son and sitting Congress MLA Vishwajit of demanding Rs 10 crore from him for granting a mining lease at Poriem, for which he had applied in 2004 and the same has not been granted till date. The matter is currently being investigated by SIT.
