MUMBAI: Senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday claimed the Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) authorities within the state didn’t act on an “incriminating” state intelligence division report containing audio intercepts of a “massive scale corruption” in police transfers and postings, and mentioned he would search a probe by the CBI.
Fadnavis mentioned he had “6.3 GB information” of the calls intercepted by then Commissioner of Intelligence Rashmi Shukla with due permissions, the place names of a number of key cops have been mentioned.
All these cellphone calls have been recorded by Shukla with due permission from the state authorities however regardless of the submission of the report back to the Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray) in August, 2020, no motion was taken on the report, the BJP chief mentioned.
“I’m demanding a CBI probe on this matter,” he added.
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Hitting again at Fadnavis, the NCP, which is among the constituents within the Shiv Sena-led MVA authorities, mentioned the previous was “misguiding” individuals.
“The report of then commissioner of Intelligence, Rashmi Shukla, has talked about names of senior cops, IPS officers, and politicians amongst others. It’s a very delicate info thus I’m not disclosing the small print of it at present,” Fadnavis informed reporters right here.
The Chief of Opposition additionally mentioned that when he was chief minister of state, a tip-off was obtained in 2017 by some cops a few assembly underway in a lodge relating to switch of police officers.
“It was part of racket and utterly unlawful therefore a raid was carried out and arrests have been made,” mentioned Fadnavis, who had held House portfolio when he was chief minister.
“Commissioner of Intelligence, Rashmi Shukla, had got here to learn about the same exercise and sought correct permissions from then ACS (extra Chief Secretary), House, and intercepted cellphone calls of a number of police officers and politicians,” the BJP chief mentioned
He mentioned Shukla then submitted the reporter to her Director Basic (of police) who despatched it to Sitaram Kunte, then ACS, House, on August 26, 2020.
Kunte is at present chief secretary of Maharashtra.
“The dialog within the 6.3 GB information is all about residence and police division alone. All of the officers whose cellphone calls have been recorded acquired the posts they lobbied for. This proves that calls intercepted by Shukla had vital particulars,” Fadnavis claimed.
In the meantime, Chief of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council, Pravin Darekar, demanded that the present scenario in Maharashtra is match for imposition of President”s Rule.
“The way in which this authorities is functioning, it’s main us to a chaotic state,” he mentioned.
Hitting again, NCP spokesperson and state minister Nawab Malik rejected Fadnavis” claims terming them as “one other try to deliver down the MVA authorities”.
“The BJP can not dwell with out energy. However they won’t capable of topple this authorities like in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and another states. BJP”s state management is thus searching for the Centre”s assist to malign the picture of the MVA authorities and to deliver it down,” he mentioned.
On Fadnavis” allegations that some police officers managed their postings, Malik mentioned, “I’ve the small print of Rashmi Shukla”s report with me. She had talked about telephonic conversations between some police officers who had paid bribes to get key posts, however that didn”t occur”.
Malik accused Fadnavis of “mendacity and misguiding” individuals over the contents of Shukla”s report.
“The MVA authorities enjoys passable majority within the Meeting. No person can destabilise it,” he mentioned.
To a question on the “6.3 GB information” which Fadnavis claimed to be in possession, Malik mentioned, “The BJP appears to be extra involved about information than ”aata” (meals for poor). This info given by Fadnavis is part of bigger conspiracy. He has been now uncovered utterly”.
Malik mentioned no senior police officer is transferred with out the approval of the Police Institution Board.
“One individual”s whim doesn’t work right here. Let Fadnavis share the info with anybody. It has been illegally collected by Rashmi Shukla, and if Fadnavis shares it with anybody, he would invite a authorized motion. I dare him to make the info public,” he mentioned.
Malik alleged that Shukla was appearing as an agent of the BJP.
“She ready the decision information illegally therefore she was transferred as a punishment,” mentioned the minister..
