Mumbai: In his weekly column in Saamana, Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut has taken a U-turn on Sachin Vaze and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.
In the Shiv Sena mouthpiece column, Raut said that Anil Deshmukh unintentionally received the put up of Home Minister. He additional questioned how Deshmukh could possibly be unaware of Sachin Vaze doing “vasooli” whereas sitting in Mumbai Police Commissioner’s workplace.
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How come an API degree officer like Sachin Vaze received so many rights, he requested.
In his article, Sanjay Raut wrote, “If a junior officer like Sachin Waze was running a (money) collection racket from the Mumbai police commissioner’s office, why was the home minister not aware of it?”
“Waze was a mere API in Mumbai police. Who gave him so many powers? Whose favourite was he? All this should come out,” Raut added.
The Shiv Sena MP additional attacked Deshmukh, saying that Anil Deshmukh had unintentionally received the put up of Home Minister. Jayant Patil and Dilip Walse refused to simply accept the put up of Home Minister then Sharad Pawar handed it over to Deshmukh, he said.
“Deshmukh unnecessarily rubbed some police officials the wrong way. A home minister cannot function properly if he gets surrounded by suspicious officers,” he wrote.
The Maharashtra authorities has been mired in controversy after the NIA took over the probe of Antilia Bomb Scare case. Details of Vaze’s involvement within the case together with allegations of Mansukh Hiran’s homicide have made the state authorities withdraw its help from the suspended cop.
Talking in regards to the political disaster, Sanjay Raut additionally expressed that “No major leader came forward to defend the image of the government, which led people to believe in Singh’s allegations”.
The authorities appears to don’t have any clear plan for ‘Damage Control’, after former Police commissioner Param Bir Singh levelled severe allegations towards the state Home Minister.
Allegations Against Anil Deshmukh
Parambir Singh referred to as out Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, alleging unlawful extortion. He had stated that Deshmukh was in direct contact with police officer Sachin Vaze and instructed him to extort Rs 100 crore of unlawful cash each month.
Deshmukh has demanded an inquiry into the allegations leveled towards him. He wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on this regard. Meanwhile, opposition leaders resembling Former CM Devendra Fadnavis and MNS chief Raj Thackeray have demanded the resignation of the Home Minister.
