Nawab Malik tweets pics of Fadnavis's wife with alleged drug peddler; ex-CM says will expose underworld ties

Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik on Monday sought to link the BJP with an alleged narcotics dealer by tweeting the latters photograph with former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis wife Amruta FadnavisDevendra Fadnavis however said Maliks tweet reflected his mentality and claimed that he will burst a bomb after Diwali by making revelations about the ministers underworld links which he will also share with NCP president Sharad PawarIn a series of tweets Malik who has been targeting the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB after it raided a cruise ship last month and claimed to have seized drugs onboard posted a photograph of Amruta Fadnavis with an alleged drug peddler BJP pictwittercomFVjbOQ8jvfmdash Nawab Malik nawabmalikncp November 1 2021He also posted a similar photograph of Devendra Fadnavis with the alleged drug dealerLets have a discussion of links between BJP and drug peddler Malik tweeted referring to the photograph of Amruta Fadnavis with the person In another tweet the minister said the person was Jaideep RanaLater talking to reporters Devendra Fadnavis said the creative team of River March an organisation working for the conservation of rivers in Mumbai had hired this person four years ago Fadnavis was then the chief minister of the stateThe former CM said he and his wife were associated with the cause of river rejuvenationAlso read Shiv Sena NCP pan national bodyrsquos clean chit for Sameer WankhedeThe pictures were clicked during the shooting of a theme song There are photos along with the team not only with my wife but also with me But Nawab Malik consciously shared the photograph of my wife This reflects his mentality the leader of opposition in the state Assembly saidThose people who have been photographed were brought by the River March organisation There are no links of these people with me or my wife he saidAmruta Fadnavis a banker by profession who also released her singing album in the past has been a vocal critic of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state comprising the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress and has often taken to Twitter to launch attacks on the state governmentThe cracker just before the Diwali was a damp squib and it gives an impression that Malik has made some big revelation Devendra Fadnavis said referring to the photograph of his wife with the alleged drug peddlerI dont stay in a house of glass and those having links with the underworld and drugs should not talk to me I will furnish all the proof after Diwali Law will take its own course the senior BJP leader saidNawab Malik attempted a Fuska Fataka but now after Diwali I will bring a Bomb I will expose Nawab Maliks underworld links and will send all evidence to Shri Sharad Pawar ji too pictwittercomWco0Z6e0ztmdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis November 1 2021Just after the former CMs press conference Malik tweeted We are ready Dev_Fadnavismdash Nawab Malik nawabmalikncp November 1 2021Devendra Fadnavis also said Maliks attack on the NCB is an attempt to put pressure on officials of the antidrugs agency so that the case against the NCP leaders soninlaw is weakenedMaliks soninlaw Sameer Khan was arrested by the NCB earlier this year in a drugs case and was later granted bail by a courtDevendra Fadnavis said Malik referred to the BJPs drug connectionHe said if one goes by that logic then the entire NCP can be termed as a drug mafia as Maliks soninlaw was arrested by the NCB in an alleged drugs case but he would not label the Sharad Pawarled party with such termsIf a photo of an unrelated man alleged drug peddler surfaces and makes one a drug mafia then then what should one call a party when drug is seizediquest the BJP leader said referring to the arrest of Sameer Khan by the NCBThis 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