Param Bir Singh's letter dented Maha home dept's image: Sena

March 22, 2021 11:22

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi government enjoys "good majority" and it will not fall because of "one official" even as it admitted that ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh's allegations of corruption against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh have maligned the image of the latter's department.

The Sena also said this issue has now become a "matter of prestige" for the party-led government, a day after Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ruled out resignation of Deshmukh. In the editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana', the party said a fire will erupt if the BJP tries to undermine the majority enjoyed by the MVA government. The MVA comprises the Sena, NCP and Congress.

A major political storm erupted in Maharashtra after Singh wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray last week claiming that Deshmukh had asked police officers to collect Rs 100 crore monthly, including Rs 50-60 crore from bars and hotels in Mumbai. Singh was recently shunted out as Mumbai police commissioner in the midst of a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the recovery of an explosives- laden SUV from outside the south Mumbai residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani last month. Deshmukh had said that Singh was transferred in view of "serious and unforgivable mistakes" committed by some colleagues of the top cop.

The home minister had also denied the allegations of corruption raised against him. The hue and cry being generated by the BJP over Singh's letter seems to be part of a conspiracy, the Sena said, adding the letter came close on heels of Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi last week.

"It seems to be the goal of the BJP to impose President's rule in Maharashtra by contending that law and order situation is not right. For this, new pawns are being created. It is clear, Singh is being used in that manner," it said. -- PTI

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