Amid rising clamour for Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s resignation following extortion expenses levelled in opposition to him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday mentioned there isn’t a query of Deshmukh’s resignation, stating that the offender shall be punished because the ATS is investigating the Antilia bomb scare case in addition to Thane-based businessmen Mansukh Hiren’s homicide case.
“There is no question of Anil Deshmukh’s resignation. The ATS is investigating (Antilia case and Mansukh Hiren case) and we believe the culprit will be punished,” ANI quoted NCP chief Jayant Patil as saying.
Earlier within the day, Patil met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar to resolve on the long run plan of action within the wake of the controversy.
Sharad Pawar Puts Ball In Uddhav Thackeray’s Court:
The NCP chief, who additionally held separate conferences with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, advised the media that allegations levelled in opposition to Deshmukh require an in-depth probe.
Calling the allegations levelled in opposition to Deshmukh “serious”, the NCP supremo mentioned the ultimate resolution on the previous lies with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The former Mumbai Police chief has claimed Deshmukh needed officers to gather Rs 100 crore month-to-month from bars and lodges in Mumbai.
The Home Minister has, nonetheless, rubbished all allegations as baseless.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cornered the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra and demanded Deshmukh resignation.
Former chief minister and BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis has alleged that the NCP supremo was making an attempt to avoid wasting the state authorities within the wake of the controversy whereas categorically stating it’s not attainable “without the knowledge of the Chief Minister and Home Minister”.
Ambani Bomb Scare Case and Mansukh Hiren’s Death:
Earlier on February 25, a Scorpio with explosives and a menace word was discovered deserted close to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia residence. The car was upon investigating traced to a Thane-based auto elements vendor Mansukh Hiren, who had apparently filed a grievance of lacking automobile on February 17.
Hiren, who claimed that the car had been stolen few days again, was discovered useless in a creek at Thane on March 5. His spouse claimed that her husband had given the SUV to Sachin Vaze, the primary investigating officer within the bomb scare case in November final yr, which the officer returned within the first week of February.
