Param Bir Singh's letter dented Maharashtra home department's image: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi government enjoys good majority and it will not fall because of one official even as it admitted that exMumbai police chief Param Bir Singhs allegations of corruption against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh have maligned the image of the latters departmentThe Sena also said this issue has now become a matter of prestige for the partyled government a day after Sharad Pawarled Nationalist Congress Party NCP ruled out resignation of Deshmukh In the editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana the party said a fire will erupt if the BJP tries to undermine the majority enjoyed by the MVA governmentThe MVA comprises the Sena NCP and Congress A major political storm erupted in Maharashtra after Singh wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray last week claiming that Deshmukh had asked police officers to collect Rs 100 crore monthly including Rs 5060 crore from bars and hotels in MumbaiSingh was recently shunted out as Mumbai police commissioner in the midst of a probe by the National Investigation Agency NIA in the recovery of an explosivesladen SUV from outside the south Mumbai residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani last monthDeshmukh had said that Singh was transferred in view of serious and unforgivable mistakes committed by some colleagues of the top cop The home minister had also denied the allegations of corruption raised against him The hue and cry being generated by the BJP over Singhs letter seems to be part of a conspiracy the Sena said adding the letter came close on heels of Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi last weekIt seems to be the goal of the BJP to impose Presidents rule in Maharashtra by contending that law and order situation is not right For this new pawns are being created It is clear Singh is being used in that manner it said Singh whose suspension the BJP was seeking over the bomb scare outside Ambanis residence has now become a darling of the opposition party which is now targeting the government by keeping the gun on his shoulder the edit saidThe Sena however admitted that Singhs allegations against Deshmukh have definitely maligned the image of the state home department and that they have given a tool to the Opposition to target the government It the overall issue is now become a matter of the governments prestige the Sena saidThe MVA enjoys a good majority even today Fire will erupt if you try to undermine that majority This is not a warning but a fact The Opposition should not forget that governments are not formed and dont fall because of one official it addedThe Sena further said that Singh making allegations against Deshmukh in the letter and leaking the same to the media was not in line with discipline Hailing Singh as a dynamic officer the Uddhav Thackerayled party said Singh had discharged several responsibilities in a very good mannerMumbai Police carried out a proper probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput under Singhs leadership the Sena said and praised him for handling the Kangana Ranaut episode well It is true that the Opposition has made allegations against him Singh in connection with the Antilia Ambanis residence episode but it is not right to level allegations against the government the Sena added The Sena alleged that the BJP was using Singh to defame the state governmentReacting to Singhs letter Deshmukh on Saturday said that Singh was raising such accusations to save his skin in police officer Sachin Waze arrested by the NIA in connection with the bomb scare caseIf this Deshmukhs comment is true then the BJP is using Singh to defame the Maharashtra government the Sena said The party alleged that it was the BJPs policy to not only defame the government but to cause trouble in its functioning The Opposition party has been making the extreme use of Central probe agencies in Maharashtra It seems the Centre may send CBI or NIA in the state even if four hens and two crows die due to electric shock somewhere the edit saidThis 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