Anil Deshmukh to proceed as residence minister, says Sharad Pawar, questions timing of allegations

Questioning the timing of the allegations of corruption towards Anil Deshmukh by former Mumbai prime cop Param Bir Singh, NCP president Sharad Pawar on Monday mentioned that he’ll proceed as the house minister of Maharashtra.
“If you see the former Commissioner’s letter, he mentions that in mid-February he was informed by certain officers that they got such and such instructions from Home Minister…From 6th-16th February, Mr Deshmukh was admitted in the hospital because of Corona,” Pawar instructed reporters when requested about BJP’s demand for Deshmukh’s resignation.
It is evident that through the interval about which the allegations had been made, Anil Deshmukh was hospitalised. As that is clear, such calls for maintain no energy.” he added.

Further, stating that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested two folks within the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case, the NCP chief asserted that the ATS probe is shifting in the precise route.

“Further probe will bring the truth out,” he instructed reporters including that makes an attempt are being made to divert consideration from the principle incident of bomb scare outdoors Ambani’s residence and the killing of Mansukh Hiran being investigated by the Maharashtra ATS. Pawar additional instructed reporters {that a} resolution can’t be made very simply because the allegations levelled by Param Bir towards Deshmukh are “serious and require an in-depth probe”.
Meanwhile, the BJP hit again at Sharad Pawar saying that Anil Deshmukh was holding a press convention on February 15 as towards the claims made by the NCP chief that the house minister was in hospital from February 5-15 and in quarantine from February 16-27.

Sharad Pawar claims Anil Deshmukh was in hospital from 5-15 Feb and in quarantine from 16-27 Feb.
But Anil Deshmukh was holding a press convention on 15 Feb…
How lies fall flat! https://t.co/ceZGxFaIYz
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) March 22, 2021
When the reporters requested Pawar about Malviya’s tweet, the NCP chief regarded visibly rattled and mentioned he has been knowledgeable that Deshmukh was hospitalised throughout that point, whereas attempting to dodge additional questions.

#WATCH: NCP chief Sharad Pawar replies to questions over BJP’s Amit Malviya’s tweet that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was holding a press convention on Feb fifteenth, versus the NCP chief’s assertion that he was admitted to hospital on the time. pic.twitter.com/7f4lYLIdaV
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2021
After former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh dropped a letter bomb alleging that Anil Deshmukh needed law enforcement officials to gather Rs 100 crore month-to-month from bars and resorts within the metropolis, the BJP had risen its voice demanding his removing as the house minister.
However, the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities maintained that it was a “conspiracy” to defame the Maharashtra authorities. Senior NCP chief and state minister Nawab Malik had additionally earlier within the day questioned the “timing” of Param Bir Singh’s letter.

Malik, who’s nationwide spokesperson of the NCP, additionally mentioned the celebration has determined that Deshmukh needn’t resign at this juncture. “A call on Deshmukh’s fate will be taken once probe is completed”.
Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena as we speak mentioned the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities enjoys “good majority” and it’ll not fall due to “one official” even because it admitted that ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh’s allegations of corruption towards state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh have maligned the picture of the latter’s division.

On Sunday, Sharad Pawar had mentioned that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will determine the destiny of Deshmukh. Senior NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and state unit president Jayant Patil additionally met Pawar at his residence in Delhi the identical day when it was determined that Deshmukh is not going to step down.
A serious political storm erupted in Maharashtra after Singh, who was just lately shunted out as Mumbai police commissioner, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Thackeray final week claiming Deshmukh had requested Sachin Waze, presently within the NIA custody, and different law enforcement officials to gather Rs 100 crore month-to-month, together with Rs 50 to Rs 60 crore from bars and resorts in Mumbai.

Deshmukh had denied these allegations.
The NIA is probing Waze’s alleged function in inserting an explosives-laden SUV outdoors Ambani’s residence on February 25. The federal company was handed over the Hiran homicide case on Saturday. Hiran was the purported proprietor of that SUV, a Scorpio.