MNS chief Raj Thackeray sought the central government's intervention in finding out the reality behind the expꦡlosives-lad♐en car found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai.
The Maharashtra govern💧ment was incapable of shedding light on several basic points in the case, said Thackeray while addressing a press conference.
"The explo🦩sives case doesn't revolve only around (former Mumbai police commissioner) Param Bir Singh and (suspended Mumbai police officer) Sachin Waze. Police placing the explosives or being asked to do so is not a small thing," he said.
The Centre should help in finding out the tr♑uth in the case. The basic issue of who placed the explosives-laden vehicle and on whose instructions it was done needs to be found out, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief said.
"The basic issue should not be forgotten, otherwise this case will go the same way as a꧒ctor Sushant Singh Rajput's (death) case," he said.
Thackeray said it seems very unlikely that the vehicle with explosives was parked near Ambani'sღ house by Waze without being asked to do so.
The vehicle🍰 was found near Ambani's multi-storey rꦏesidence 'Antilia' in south Mumbai on February 25.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week arrested Waze in connection with the case. He was later suspended by the go𓆏vernment.
Param Bir Singh, who was under flak over handling of the bomb scare episode was transferred from the post of Mumbai police commissioner on Wednesday. On Saturday, he wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleging that Home Minister Anil Deshmukh wanted police officers to collect Rs 100 crore per💛 month from bars and hotels.
Thackeray askeꦛd why there is no clarity yet from the state government as to why Param Bir Singh was shunted out.
"Was it because he is🍰 link🐈ed to the placing of the vehicle? And if Singh is involved, why didn't the state government take action against him instead of just a transfer?" he asked.
Thackeray said the so🦩urce of the gelatin sticks in the vehicle has also not been rev𝔉ealed yet.
He said ▨Mukesh Ambani and Uddhav Thackeray share an extremely warm relationshi♎p.
Thackeray also raised question marks over the threat letter found in the vehicle, saying, "Is it so easy to extort money from 🌃Ambani?"
"Will the polic🍒e on their own are to try to extort money from an industrialist, who shares very warm relations with the chief minister," he asked.
He reiterated his demand for the re💝signation of Anil Deshmukh for ensuring a free and fair probe over the allegations against him.
🔴Meanwhile, leading a protest in Pune over the charges against Deshmukh, state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said there was no moral ground left for the government to remain in power.
"The government shou♌ld step down from power," he said.
BJP workers, led by former state minister Cha𒐪ndrashekhar Bawankul꧙e, also staged demonstrations in Nagpur demanding the resignation of Deshmukh over the issue.
With PTI Inputs
