After Joshi tabled the Dudhat Commission report, Sutar had reiterated his demand for Patil's transfer, saying he will personally meet the chief minister in this connection.

Sutar had alleged that Patil, who was then the water conservation secretary, had allotted prime training work to Hazare's Hind Swarajya Trust instead of awarding it to the government-run training centre.

However, a senior official said that even before the demand was made bySutar, Patil had urged the chief minister to shift him to some other department.