Param Bir’s claims critical, need thorough probe: Sharad Pawar
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday mentioned the allegations leveled by former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh in opposition to Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh are critical and require an in-depth probe. Singh has claimed Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh needed law enforcement officials to gather Rs 100 crore month-to-month from bars and resorts. Talking to reporters in Delhi, Pawar instructed that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a call on this matter and in addition motion in opposition to Deshmukh.
Pawar mentioned neither the chief minister nor the state residence minister have been liable for the reinstatement of police officer Sachin Waze within the police drive final 12 months.
The NCP chief mentioned he has spoken to Thackeray concerning Singh’s letter. “I would suggest to Uddhav Thackeray to seek former IPS officer Julio Ribeiro’s help for looking into the claims made by Param Bir Singh,” he added.
Pawar mentioned Singh made the allegations after his switch on March 17 to the Home Guards.Â
The NCP supremo mentioned there is no such thing as a affect on the MVA authorities due to Singh’s allegations.Â
Efforts are on to destabilise the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress authorities in Maharashtra however they may show futile, he added.
In the eight-page letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Singh alleged that Deshmukh used to name law enforcement officials to his official residence and provides them a “collection target” from bars, eating places and different institutions.
(With PTI inputs)
