NCP will wait for probe outcome in case against Munde: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Friday mentioned the celebration will consider any motion against Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde, going through rape accusation, solely after the reality comes out publish police probe in the matter.

Mr. Munde, the Social Justice Minister and NCP chief, has been accused of rape by a Mumbai-based girl, a charge he has strongly refuted and termed it as a blackmail attempt.

Mr. Pawar advised reporters in Mumbai that the NCP desires an ACP rank girl officer to be a part of the police staff that will probe the allegations against Mr. Munde.

The former Union Minister’s feedback got here in the wake of the NCP leaders holding a late Thursday evening assembly to debate the problem. At the assembly, it was determined to let Mr. Munde proceed in his publish for now and take a name on his destiny after the police investigation is accomplished.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Mr. Pawar had termed the allegations levelled by the girl as critical. On Thursday, BJP chief Krishna Hegde and Manish Dhuri of the MNS alleged that the identical girl had allegedly harassed them, too.

Mr. Pawar on Friday mentioned the claims made by Mr. Hegde and Mr. Dhuri weren’t in public area when he had termed the allegations of the girl against Mr. Munde as being critical.

When we learnt this stuff [claims of Mr. Hegde and Mr. Dhuri], we got here to a conclusion that the matter needs to be probed in element.

“We were and are sure that the Police Department will do that,” Mr. Pawar mentioned, including the celebration will not intrude in the police investigation.

The solely factor we advised was that there must be a minimum of one girl ACP rank official probing the matter. They ought to deliver to the fore details after taking details about the complaints. And they need to full the probe as quickly as attainable, he added.

Mr. Pawar mentioned risk that injustice will be meted to at least one if the matter just isn’t probed in element can’t be dominated out and therefore, the celebration is ready for the investigation outcome. The NCP president mentioned he has full confidence that the Mumbai Police will deliver the reality out.

Asked about some BJP leaders focusing on the NCP over the episode involving Mr. Munde, Mr. Pawar mentioned it’s the proper of the opposition to criticise.

But, he added, it’s the duty of the NCP to go deep into the matter to know the details and take the proper resolution accordingly.

On the BJP making repeated allegations against NCP leaders resembling Mr. Munde and Nawab Malik [another NCP minister], Mr. Pawar attributed the identical to the restlessness of the NDA lead constituent after shedding energy in Maharashtra.

“It is alright. I can understand the restlessness of those who have lost power. I don’t see it as different from targeting those because of whom they feel they lost the power,” he added.

Mr. Malik’s son-in-law has been arrested by the NCB in a medication case. Asked about one other allegation against Mr. Munde that he hid details about having two extra kids from the connection with the sister of the complainant girl, Mr. Pawar mentioned it must be checked and added such instances of hiding info have occurred in the nation beforehand.

It must be checked whether or not he acquired married for the second time or has extra kids, however didn’t share the data. Such instances have occurred in the nation. “Even (there are) cases involving the highest people. But I don’t want to go into their details,” Mr. Pawar mentioned with out naming anybody.