Allegations towards Maharashtra Home Minister are critical: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar Sunday mentioned that former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh had advised him there was political interference in his division.
“The allegations raised by former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh are serious,” he mentioned.
In an eight-page letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Singh alleged that Deshmukh had requested Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze, arrested by the NIA within the bomb scare case, to gather Rs 100 crore each month, together with Rs 40-50 crore from some 1750 bars and eating places in Mumbai.
Pawar mentioned he would recommend Thackeray to nominate former IPS officer Julio Ribeiro to inquire into these allegations.  “The Maharashtra CM has the full authority to take a decision regarding an inquiry on these allegations against the Home Minister,” he mentioned.
It was Param Bir Singh who determined to reinstate Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze in police pressure final 12 months, mentioned Pawar. “Param Bir Singh is making wild allegations because he was removed as Mumbai Police Commissioner,” he added.
Pawar mentioned efforts are on to destabilise the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress authorities in Maharashtra however will show futile. “I don’t know whether efforts are being made or not to topple the government (Maharashtra). All I can say is they will have no impact on the government,” he added.
On whether or not Deshmukh ought to proceed as Home Minister, Pawar mentioned the choice lies with CM Thackeray.
The explosive contents of the eight-page letter to the Chief Minister, wherein Singh assaults Deshmukh, usually are not linked to the Antilia safety case, however he suggests on the finish of the letter that he needed to pay the worth for resisting the Home Minister’s “interference” within the work of the Mumbai police pressure.