Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis termed the alleged attack on Anil Deshmukh a fabricated stunt to garner sympathy ahead of elections,
Maharashtra Election: The nomination process for the 288 seats in the assembly has started and the polling will happen on November 20 with the results to be declared on November 23.In the 2019 assembly elections in Maharashtra, the BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena secured 56, and Congress won 44 seats.
Sachin Waze was arrested in March 2021 for his alleged role in the case of an explosives-laden vehicle found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence 'Antilia' in south Mumbai and the murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran.
The investigation was prompted by the submission of pen drives containing audio and video evidence to the Maharashtra Speaker by then-Opposition Leader Devendra Fadnavis.
Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai Police Commissioner, claimed that he has electronic and video evidence for his claims and would put them out in the public domain at the appropriate time. He made some massive allegations against Uddhav Thackeray-led previous MVA government and Anil Deshmukh.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Shiv Sena has been winning the constituency since 1989 except for one election - the Lok Sabha elections 2009 - when Congress wrested the seat from Sena.
Ajit Pawar had joined the Maharashtra government in July this year along with eight other NCP MLAs. Anil Deshmukh alleged that BJP has given a contract to Ajit Pawar to end the political career of Sharad Pawar.
The meeting was reportedly attended by all 19 NCP MLAs who are still with Sharad Pawar. The party leaders are said to have discussed the strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in detail.
Anil Deshmukh said that the purported proposal had come over two years ago, and also when he was jailed for alleged corruption charges.
Anil Deshmukh released from jail: Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was released from Arthur road jail on Wednesday, December 28.
Anil Deshmukh case: The 73-year-old Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was granted bail by Justice MS Karnik on December 12, but the order was stayed for ten days to give the CBI time to appeal it in the Supreme Court.
Deshmukh was granted bail by the Bombay HC last month. However, a special court of the CBI rejected Deshmukh's bail plea noting that there was prima facie evidence against him. However, Deshmukh had requested bail on medical grounds saying he had several ailments.
Anil Deshmukh money laundering case: 71-year-old former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh sought for bail days after he was granted bail by the Bombay high court on October 4 related to a money laundering case filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Money laundering case: On October 4, the high court granted bail to the former minister in the case observing two components of credits" in the bank account of his family trust were not the proceeds of crime.
Anil Deshmukh, despite being granted bail in a money laundering case registered by ED, will remain in custody in connection with the CBI case registered against him in April last year.
MVA leaders in jail: All these leaders have been kept in separate cells in Arthur Road Jail for security reasons and TV, carrom, books and other necessities have been provided to them in their barracks.
The two MLAs have been booked for offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are in jail.
Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for the jailed lawmakers, submitted that not permitting the two from voting in MLC elections will effectively impact the rights of all voters who had elected the two lawmakers.
Both Deshmukh and Malik, senior NCP leaders, are in jail in connection with separate money laundering cases being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Anil Deshmukh is currently in judicial custody in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He is lodged in the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai.
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