The Bombay high court says since the state government has already launched a high-level probe in the case, the CBI should lodge an FIR only after 15 days and decide on future course of action after the preliminary probe
The developments come after Bombay High Court on Monday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to start a preliminary inquiry within 15 days into corruption allegations against Deshmukh by the former Mumbai Police Commissioner.
Sharad Pawarâs close confidant Dilip Walse Patil is Maharashtra s new Home Minister (Photo: Facebook)
Mumbai: Veteran NCP leader and party president Sharad Pawarâs close confidant Dilip Walse-Patil was appointed as Maharashtra home minister, after the resignation of the incumbent Anil Deshmukh, who stepped down following the Bombay high court ordering a preliminary probe by CBI into the corruption charges against him. Walse-Patil was in charge of the labour and excise departments after being inducted by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in his council of ministers in January 2020.
After Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state NCP unit chief Jayant Patil refused to accept the charge, Walse-Patil was Pawarâs obvious choice.
The developments come after Bombay High Court on Monday ordered the CBI to start a preliminary inquiry into corruption allegations against Anil Deshmukh.
BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad trained his guns at CM Uddhav Thackeray saying he had lost moral responsibility to govern, hours after Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh tendered his resignation on corruption charges.