BJP leaders ask Maharashtra governor to seek status report from govt

A delegation of BJP leaders on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and urged him to seek a status report from state chief secretary on the law and order situationSpeaking to reporters Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis said BJP leaders requested the governor to seek a detailed report from the state government as Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is not taking any action despite numerous scandals coming to fore over the past few daysExtortion is exposedthere is a transfer racket state officials are being threatenedall this is worrisome but the chief minister remains silent We requested the governor to seek a detailed report from the government as the CM is not taking any action the former chief minister saidFadnavis said the governor has the right to seek such report from the state governmentIt will reveal states inaction he addedFadnavis said BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar compiled at least 100 incidents that had taken place in the state in the last one year which were antiConstitutional and illegalOur hopes are now on the governorFadnavis also took a dig at the Congress which is one of the three constituents of the Senaled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA governmentIt seems the Congress does not have any standor is it a party to the extortion racket How much share the Congress is getting out of such extortion should be made public he saidFadnavis jibe came days after former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh wrote to the chief minister claiming that state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh who belongs to the NCP had set a monthly target of collecting Rs 100 crore including from bars and hotels in Mumbai for police officers Deshmukh had denied these allegationsOn Tuesday Fadnavis claimed he had 63 GB data of telephone calls intercepted by then Commissioner of Intelligence Rashmi Shukla in which names of several key police officers figuredHe also met Union Home Secretary in Delhi and demanded a CBI probe into corruption in police transfers in MaharashtraReacting to NCP minister Nawab Maliks claim that Fadnavis could face a legal action if he releases the call intercepts the BJP leader said This MVA government has suppressed a cognizable offence and I have brought it out I do not care if four more police complaints are filed against me I will fight the case in court and will win itFadnavis said the MVA government had no moral values and that the three parties Shiv Sena NCP and Congress came together only to enjoy powerBesides Fadnavis the delegation comprised state BJP president Chandrakant Patil former finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar BJPs Mumbai unit chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha and MLA Ashish ShelarBefore meeting the governor a senior BJP leader who was part of the delegation said the state lacks resolute leadership in the current scenarioThe status report on law and order will reveal the grim situation prevailing in the state We want the governor to submit the report to President he saidWe have been raising these issues but the state government is either ignoring them or playing them down he addedThe MVA government came to power in November 2019 after a monthlong political drama which included a brief spell of Presidents rule and an 80hourlong Devendra FadnavisAjit Pawar governmentThis 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