As the twin cases of Ambani-bomb scare and murder of Mansukh Hiren threw out murkier details, the BJP mounted a major psychological pressure on the Maha Vikas Aghadi government saying that two more ministers will have to go in a fortnight’s time.
Two senior ministers of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA – forest minister Sanjay Rathod of the Shiv Sena and home minister Anil Deshmukh of the NCP had to resign in quick successions.
“Two more ministers would have to go in a fortnight's time. Some people would go to court against them and then they will also quit,” state BJP president and former revenue minister Chandrakant Patil said.
His statement comes hours after suspended assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze – the main accused in twin cases – in a letter to the NIA court alleged that Deshmukh and transport minister Anil Parab asked him to extort money while a contact of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar met him with a similar purpose.
Patil said Maharashtra was a fit case for President's Rule, however, the BJP us not making any demand.
He also pointed out that while Deshmukh says that he is open for a probe and when the Bombay High Court ordered a probe, he moved the Supreme Court.
“The allegations are serious…we demand that there should be a thorough probe into it,” leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis said.
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