Influential BJP leaders from Maha lobbying for Sameer Wankhede: Nawab Malik

Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Nawab Malik on Sunday alleged that some influential BJP leaders from Maharashtra are Lobbying for Narcotics Control Bureau NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede at the level of Union Home Ministry for the further extension of his tenure which came to end on December 31 last yearAddressing a press conference the NCP leader said Despite negative report against Sameer Wankhede for his wrongdoings some influential BJP leaders are pursuing with the Union Home Ministry to change his negative report to positive and get him an extension in NCB Let them do that After the order is issued we will seek information under the RTI and expose the manner in which it has been doneMalik alleged that that NCB zonal director Wankhede is deliberately planting some news and is also deliberately saying that he does not want an extensionHe further alleged that the NCB officer continued his wrongdoings despite a series of exposes by him and they are still trying to trap innocent peopleThe NCB is still trying to trap innocent people After October 2 I exposed many wrongdoings of NCB but that these frauds of NCB are still going on he saidHe also released two audio tapes about the purported talk between the NCB officer and witnesses asking them to give their backdated signatures in one case registered in June 2021 in which the panchanama was already carried outI have released two audiotapes consisting of conversations between the witnesses and the NCB officers NCB is putting pressure on the witnesses to come to the office and sign in the matter Already panchanama record has been completed but now NCB is demanding backdated signature from the witnesses he allegedI will expect the DG NCB to conduct a probe into this and take action against the concerned officers he addedThe Maharashtra Minister said he has not been restrained by the High Court for exposing wrongdoings in the NCB in the defamation case filed by the NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhedes father Dnyandev WankhedeI will not be scared but will continue to expose wrongdoings of NCB in future too he saidMalik further said NCB had formed the SIT and also vigilance committee to probe the wrongdoings and complaints made by him against Wankhede and other officers with regard to extortion and ransom in various casesI would like to know what happened to the investigations by SIT and vigilance committee of NCB The NCB should release their reports No matter how much you save we will expose such people and punish them he warnedMalik alleged that a PR agency has been deployed to carry out a misinformation campaign against him A section of press recently carried the news that NCB has moved to the High Court seeking quashing of the bail granted to my soninlaw Sameer Khan But the papers which were unsigned were released by the PR agencies Why NCB has singled out and taken this decision against Sameer Khan when there are six accused in the case We are ready for a legal battle and we have already filed a petition with a plea to quash the NCB case against Sameer Khan he saidMeanwhile he also took strong objection against photos of women put up for online auction on apps and sought immediate action against themSome Muslim women who are vocal on various issues are being targeted Some of them are from Maharashtra I will write to the Home Minister and seek action against these apps he saidThis 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