Fadnavis demands removal of ‘extortion’ charge from Deshmukh

A day after a letter allegedly written by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, allegations of ‘extortion’ were leveled against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, BJP’s leader of opposition and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Deshmukh resigns immediately.

Mr. Fadnavis further alleged that former Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Subodh Jaiswal had also submitted a comprehensive report to the Chief Minister in which he had allegedly pointed out the corruption prevailing within the state Home Department.

“Param Bir Singh’s letter is not the first to highlight irregularities within the state home department. Subodh Jaiswal had also submitted a comprehensive report to the Chief Minister raising issues related to the functioning of the Home Department in which he highlighted the racket of transfers and exchange of funds within the Police Department. He had submitted this report along with the tape. The BJP leader spoke in Nagpur on Sunday.

A series of events after the arrest of Assistant Inspector of Police (API) Sachin Waze in connection with the security cordon outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence, reminding that aspirations on the functioning of Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Agari (MVA) government Dali, Mr. Fadnavis said that the BJP demanded monitoring from the court and said that the agitation would continue till Mr. Deshmukh resigned.

The former Chief Minister further said that the matter could not be satisfactorily investigated unless Mr. Deshmukh would continue in his post and would later have to resign.

“There is irrefutable evidence in the letter of Param Bir Singh. Therefore, one cannot ignore it. Also, a fair inquiry can be possible only after the resignation of the Home Minister. Today the question is, who runs this department? Mr. Deshmukh or his ally in the Shiv Sena, Anil Parab, ”said Mr. Fadnavis, stating that many were let loose in the scare of the Antilia bomb scare.

Targeting Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Mr. Fadnavis had earlier accused him of trying to rescue Mr. Deshmukh.

“I can’t blame Mr. Pawar because he is the creator of it [tripartite MVA] Treaty. Therefore, he is obliged to defend Mr. Deshmukh and to try and save this government. His press conference [in New Delhi] There was only window-dressing, ”Mr. Fadnavis said.

Describing the allegations leveled against Mr. Deshmukh as serious, the NCP chief said that Mr. Thackeray had full authority to take a decision on the matter.

Asked whether the BJP was trying to destabilize the MVA in Maharashtra, Mr. Pawar said: “I do not know whether efforts are being made to try or not for the government. All I can say is that they will have no effect on the government.

Reversing Mr Pawar’s statements, Mr Fadnavis said that the NCP chief forgot to state in his press conference that Mr Vazhe was reinstated at the behest of Mr Thackeray and Mr Deshmukh.

Mr Fadnavis’s demand for Deshmukh’s resignation was echoed by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who called the MVA government led by his cousin Uddhav Thackeray “incompetent” and demanded the Center’s intervention in the matter. was. matter.