After demonetisation, Fadnavis protected fake currency rackets in Maharashtra: Nawab Malik

Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday alleged that after demonetisation the game of counterfeit notes was going on in the state under the Devendra Fadnavis governmentDemonetisation was done in 2016 Counterfeit notes were being caught across the country but till 8 Oct17 not a single case of counterfeit note was reported in Maharashtra as the game of counterfeit notes was going on in Maharashtra under Devendra Fadnavis said Nawab MalikWith the blessings of Fadnavis the game of counterfeit notes started in Maharashtra After demonetisation was declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and counterfeit notes were being caught across the country but till October 8 2017 no case was registered in as the game of counterfeit notes was going on in Maharashtra under Devendra Fadnavis said MalickHe further claimed that on October 8 2017 the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI conducted raids at Bandra Kurla Complex BKC in which counterfeit notes with a face value of 1456 crores were seized but Devendra Fadnavis had helped suppress this matterThe NCP leader also questioned the appointments done during Fadnavis tenureNagpurs notorious criminal Munna Yadav was appointed chairman of the Construction Workers Board by Devendra Fadnavis during his government One Haidar Azam involved in illegal immigration of Bangladeshis was appointed chairman of Maulana Azad Finance Corporation by Fadnavis Nawab Malik saidThe NCP leader also claimed that Devendra Fadnavis protected fake currency rackets in the state following demonetisation with help from NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede who was then with DRIAlso read Nawab Malik hits back says Devendra Fadnavis made a mountain out of molehillIt is due to the friendship between Sameer Wankhede and Devendra Fadnavis that criminal activities flourished in Mumbai and Maharashtra during the BJP governments tenure Malik added saying Fadnavis is responsible for criminalisation of politicsEarlier on Tuesday former Maharashtra Chief Minister had alleged that NCP minister Nawab Malik had underworld links with 1993 Mumbai bomb blast convictsNawab Malik has dealings with people from the underworld people convicted in 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case He purchased land from convicts of the case at rates cheaper than market rates Was this deal to save prime land from being forfeited under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention TADA law asked Devendra Fadnavis at a press conferenceMalik has been opposed by the BJP following his continuous war of words with Narcotics Control Bureau NCB zonal director Sameer WankhedeReportedly Nawab Maliks soninlaw Sameer Khan was arrested by the NCB in an alleged drug case on January 13 this year The case has come into light amid the war of words between Mailk and Sameer WankhedeThis 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