We hope MVA gives us justice, says Mohan Delkar’s family

Accusing Praful Khoda Patel, the Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, of harassing late Mohan Delkar, the latter's family thanked the Maha Vikas Aghadi government for launching SIT probe into his death as they feel it will give them "justice".

Delkar’s wife Kalaben and her son Abhinav and daughter visited the Vidhan Bhavan complex and met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Home Minister Anil Deshmulkh.

“We are sure, we will get justice,” said Kalaben after the meeting.

“We have faith in the MVA that it would go to the truth....I thank them for giving us a hearing....my father was being harassed, humiliated...he (Patel) has also asked for a big amount of money....he was misusing the administrative machinery against us,” Abhinav told reporters in Mumbai.

He pointed out that Delkar was one of the seniormost Parliamentarians of India – having contested Lok Sabha election nine times and winning seven times.

Deshmukh said: “The family told us that they have faith in Uddhav Thackeray ji and Sharad Pawar saheb....they narrated how Delkar ji was being harassed.” “In the letter he had named the Administrator....other names are also there,” he added.

Abhinav further said that there are “30 to 40 instances” of how his father was being harassed. “My father was a strong person and he broke down and had to take this step,” he said.