Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, facing corruption allegations, sends resignation to CM Thackeray

Anil Deshmukh was accused by former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh of asking arrested cop Sachin Vaze to collect ₹100 crore every month from various establishments in the city.
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi/ Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 05, 2021 03:51 PM IST

Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh to resign from his post(Vidyadhar Rane/HT PHOTO)

Maharashtra home minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh, facing corruption allegations, sent his resignation letter to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday. This comes even as a key meeting of NCP is on at party president Sharad Pawar's residence in Mumbai to discuss the issue and decide future course of action.

Anil Deshmukh also posted a copy of the resignation letter on Twitter. In the letter, Deshmukh said he doesn't find it morally correct to continue as the home minister after Bombay high court's order. Thackeray is yet to accept his resignation.