Have 6.3 GB data of calls on illegal transfer of cops: Devendra Fadnavis

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday claimed the Maha Vikas Agadi MVA government in the state did not act on an incriminating state intelligence department report containing audio intercepts of a large scale corruption in police transfers and postings and said he would seek a probe by the CBIFadnavis said he had 63 GB data of the calls intercepted by then Commissioner of Intelligence Rashmi Shukla with due permissions where names of several key police officers were discussedAll these phone calls were recorded by Shukla with due permission from the state government but despite the submission of the report to the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in August 2020 no action was taken on the report the BJP leader saidI am demanding a CBI probe in this matter he addedHitting back at Fadnavis the NCP which is one of the constituents in the Shiv Senaled MVA government said the former was misguiding peopleThe report of then commissioner of Intelligence Rashmi Shukla has mentioned names of senior police officers IPS officials and politicians among others It is a very sensitive information thus I am not disclosing the details of it currently Fadnavis told reporters hereThe Leader of Opposition also said that when he was chief minister of state a tipoff was received in 2017 by some police officers about a meeting underway in a hotel regarding transfer of police officialsIt was a part of racket and completely illegal hence a raid was conducted and arrests were made said Fadnavis who had held Home portfolio when he was chief ministerCommissioner of Intelligence Rashmi Shukla had came to know about a similar activity and sought proper permissions from then ACS additional Chief Secretary Home and intercepted phone calls of several police officials and politicians the BJP leader saidHe said Shukla then submitted the reporter to her Director General of police who sent it to Sitaram Kunte then ACS Home on August 26 2020Kunte is currently chief secretary of Maharashtra The conversation in the 63 GB data is all about home and police department alone All the officials whose phone calls were recorded got the posts they lobbied for This proves that calls intercepted by Shukla had important details Fadnavis claimedMeanwhile Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council Pravin Darekar demanded that the current situation in Maharashtra is fit for imposition of Presidents RuleThe way this government is functioning it is leading us to a chaotic state he saidHitting back NCP spokesperson and state minister Nawab Malik rejected Fadnavis claims terming them as another attempt to bring down the MVA governmentThe BJP cannot live without power But they will not able to topple this government like in Madhya Pradesh Karnataka and some other states BJPs state leadership is thus seeking the Centres help to malign the image of the MVA government and to bring it down he saidOn Fadnaviss allegations that some police officials managed their postings Malik said I have the details of Rashmi Shuklas report with me She had mentioned telephonic conversations between some police officials who had paid bribes to get key posts but that didnt happenMalik accused Fadnavis of lying and misguiding people over the contents of Shuklas reportThe MVA government enjoys satisfactory majority in the Assembly Nobody can destabilise it he saidTo a query on the 63 GB data which Fadnavis claimed to be in possession Malik said The BJP seems to be more concerned about data than aata food for poor This information given by Fadnavis is a part of larger conspiracy He has been now exposed completelyMalik said no senior police officer is transferred without the approval of the Police Establishment BoardOne persons whim does not work here Let Fadnavis share the data with anyone It has been illegally collected by Rashmi Shukla and if Fadnavis shares it with anyone he would invite a legal action I dare him to make the data public he saidMalik alleged that Shukla was acting as an agent of the BJPShe prepared the call records illegally hence she was transferred as a punishment said the ministerThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever