Greater Noida : On Sunday, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar conducted a press conference on the ongoing controversy over the allegations made by ex Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on Maharashtra’s Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Speaking for the first time since the controversy, he said, allegations against Deshmukh are serious. “It is the prerogative of the CM Uddhav Thackeray to take appropriate action into the allegations, There has to be an in-depth inquiry by such an officer who enjoys full respect in police administration.”
He then suggested the name of celebrated police officer Julio Ribeiro to carry out the probe. The NCP chief further said that rehiring Vaze, who has now been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Antilia bomb scare, was the decision of Param Bir Singh and that not of CM or the home minister.
“Rehiring Vaze after 16 years and giving him an important posting were decisions taken by ex-commissioner of police in Mumbai. And the allegations have been levelled by Singh after his removal from the post.”
Answering a question he said, “I don’t know whether efforts are being made or not to topple the government. All I can say is they will have no impact on the government.
