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The Shiv Sena on Monday, 13 April, said that the IPS officer, who gave permission to scam accused DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan and 21 others to travel to a hill station amid lockdown, was appointed in the state Home department by previous chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
It is now clear who is actually behind IPS officer Amitabh Gupta’s decision and on whose instructions he would have put the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government into a “crisis”, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana said without taking any name.
“This clearly indicates a conspiracy plot, which could not succeed,” it added.
Following a row over the issue, the MVA government (comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) on Friday sent Gupta on compulsory leave and ordered a probe in the matter.
Defending the government over the issue, the Shiv Sena on Monday said Amitabh Gupta was appointed in the state Home department by previous chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
“He must have trusted the efficiency of Gupta before appointing him into the Home department. It is now clear and self-explanatory who has been actually behind Gupta’s decision and on whose instructions he would have put the MVA government into a crisis,” the Marathi publication said.
“It seems some conspiracy was being hatched but could not be successful,” it said.
One of the leaders from the opposition party says there should be immediate action against Amitabh Gupta, while Fadnavis claimed the IPS officer would not do something like that on his own, the Sena said. “It clearly underscores a conspiracy plot, which could not succeed,” it claimed.
If this government had any plans to help the Wadhawan family, why would Satara district collector seize their vehicles and put them under quarantine, the Sena argued.
“The opposition in the state should ask its questions to the Centre that who was behind Gupta in issuing the letter (to Wadhawans) and what exactly has the Centre planned in the Wadhawan case,” it added.
Since then Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan were absconding, he added.
A court issued a non-bailable warrant against both on 17 March, but they did not appear, he said.
The Enforcement Directorate also issued summons to the Wadhawan brothers in the Yes Bank case and asked them to appear on 17 March. The duo reportedly cited the coronavirus pandemic and skipped the appearance, officials said.
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