MVA govt hatching conspiracies to target political opponents: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday accused the Shiv Senaled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government of hatching conspiracies to target its political opponents and misusing the police departmentSpeaking on law and order in the state Assembly Fadnavis submitted a pen drive containing proof to Deputy Speaker Narhari ZirwalHe claimed this pen driver comprised video recordings running into 125 hours showing how conspiracies were hatched by the police and members of the MVA Shiv Sena NCP and Congress to frame BJP leaders including himself in false cases at the office of special public prosecutor Pravin Chavans office He said the video footage showed public prosecutor Chavan claiming about meetings held at the highest level from the chief minister to state DGP to the police commissioner to frame BJP leader Girish Mahajan under MCOCA and arrest himThe lawyer is also seen claiming that NCP chief Sharad Pawar wants to finish Fadnavis and other BJP leaders politically and Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey was given the task he said Apart from me and Mahajan Chandrakant Patil Maharashtra BJP chief Jaykumar Rawal Subhash Deshmukh and Sudhir Mungantiwar were the targets the former CM claimed He demanded a CBI probe into the matter You are crying hoarse about the Central agencies without proof But I have given you a proofThe venue of crime in Girish Mahajan case is Pune but after three years the police registered a case in Muktainagar Fadnavis said He alleged that NCP leader Eknath Khadse who was earlier with BJP was involved in the entire episode to frame Jalgaon BJP leader Girish Mahajan in a 2018 case related to the Maratha Shikshan Prasarak Mandal by invoking provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA and arresting him Fadnavis further accused the MVA government of rampantly misusing the police department If political opponents are targeted in such a manner there will be no democracy he alleged The BJP leader went on to claim that apart from Mahajan conspiracies were also hatched to target him and other leaders of the BJP Many portions in these videos are such that I cant speak as it tarnishes the image of the august House he saidReferring to the money laundering case against Nawab Malik Fadnavis said it was shocking that a cabinet minister had entered into a land deal with a Mumbai blast accused In 2009 the ministers familyowned Solidus company purchased a threeacre plot in Govawala compound on LBS road in Mumbai through a bogus power of attorney after Malik entered a land deal with Salim Patel and Shahvali Khan both associates of Dawood Ibrahims sister Haseena Parkar who did land deals worth Rs 600 crore in different parts of the city he allegedThe actual owner of the plot Muneera did not get the money for the land purchase the BJP leader claimed Does Malik who entered into deals with terror accused get the right to sit in the Legislative Assembly or the state cabinet Fadnavis asked and demanded Maliks resignation Malik who was arrested by the ED on February 23 is currently in judicial custody This is an issue of perception When we speak of Mumbais security are we strong enough Do we have the will to ensure that those who enter into deals with people accused of terror acts are punished the BJP leader askedThis 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