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  • ‘Move to malign image’: Fadnavis says no truck with bookie’s daughter

    Express News Service

    MUMBAI:  There was a furore in the Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday on allegations made by Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, that a bookie’s daughter, who has since been arrested, had tried to blackmail her. 

    The Opposition wondered how the wife of the state Home Minister could be targeted like this.  Amruta Fadnavis filed a police complaint against the woman, who claimed to be a designer. A woman named “Aniksha” and her father were named in an FIR filed on February 20.

    She alleged that the woman befriended her, and tried to bribe her, offering her `1 crore to intervene in a criminal case involving her father. She allegedly also offered to give information on bookies “to help her earn money”.

    Fadnavis told the House that the designer ingratiated herself with his wife to get her to save her father.“The FIR details the corruption and bribery attempt. There are 14 cases against Anil Jaisinghani, a bookie, who is missing for four or five years. His daughter Aniksha got in touch with my wife after MVA came to power,” Fadnavis said.

    “She requested me to wear products designed by her at public events, and that this would help promote her clothes, jewellery and footwear. I felt sympathetic… and said alright,” Amruta said in the FIR. Seeking details of the matter, the leader of the Opposition and NCP MLA Ajit Pawar said, “People should know the truth about the case”.

    Woman tried to blackmail me, alleges AmrutaThe wife of deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Amruta, has filed an FIR alleging that a woman, the daughter of a bookie, had befriended her and tried to bribe her with  `1 crore to intervene in a criminal case involving her father. She allegedly also offered to give information on bookies “to help her earn money” 

    MUMBAI:  There was a furore in the Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday on allegations made by Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, that a bookie’s daughter, who has since been arrested, had tried to blackmail her. 

    The Opposition wondered how the wife of the state Home Minister could be targeted like this.  Amruta Fadnavis filed a police complaint against the woman, who claimed to be a designer. A woman named “Aniksha” and her father were named in an FIR filed on February 20.

    She alleged that the woman befriended her, and tried to bribe her, offering her `1 crore to intervene in a criminal case involving her father. She allegedly also offered to give information on bookies “to help her earn money”.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Fadnavis told the House that the designer ingratiated herself with his wife to get her to save her father.
    “The FIR details the corruption and bribery attempt. There are 14 cases against Anil Jaisinghani, a bookie, who is missing for four or five years. His daughter Aniksha got in touch with my wife after MVA came to power,” Fadnavis said.

    “She requested me to wear products designed by her at public events, and that this would help promote her clothes, jewellery and footwear. I felt sympathetic… and said alright,” Amruta said in the FIR. Seeking details of the matter, the leader of the Opposition and NCP MLA Ajit Pawar said, “People should know the truth about the case”.

    Woman tried to blackmail me, alleges Amruta
    The wife of deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Amruta, has filed an FIR alleging that a woman, the daughter of a bookie, had befriended her and tried to bribe her with  `1 crore to intervene in a criminal case involving her father. She allegedly also offered to give information on bookies “to help her earn money” 

  • BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta seeks apology from Nawab Malik for defamatory tweets

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Fadnavis on Thursday sent a legal notice to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, seeking apology for trying to link her with an alleged drug peddler by tweeting certain pictures.

    Malik, the chief spokesperson of the NCP, should tender unconditional apology within 48 hours and delete his “defamatory tweets”, the notice said.

    If he didn’t, she will initiate proceedings against him under section 499 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and also file a civil suit for damages, it said.

    The notice, sent through Parinam Law Associates, claimed that Malik tarnished Amruta Fadnavis and her family’s image.

    The intention was “to portray and suggest that our client has connection with drug peddlers, more particularly one along with whom, the images of our client are shared in the said defamatory tweets,” the notice said.

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    The NCP leader also held a press conference and levelled “false and baseless allegations” as he wanted to gain “cheap political mileage” and divert the attention of the public “from the misrule and failure of the ruling government (in Maharashtra) and the action taken by central agencies against the drug menace,” the notice claimed.

    The pictures tweeted by Malik had been clicked during an event organized in Mumbai for the conservation of rivers four years ago by a group called ‘River March’, it said.

    The alleged drug peddler seen in the pictures with Amruta had been hired by the River March, and she and her family had no link with him, the notice said.

    On Wednesday, Malik accused Devendra Fadnavis of sweeping under the carpet a case of seized fake notes and appointing people with criminal background to government boards when the latter was Maharashtra chief minister.

    The BJP leader had earlier alleged that Malik’s family had had a dubious land deal with two convicts of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.

  • ‘Bigde Nawab’: Fadnavis family says Malik has link with Dawood

    Express News Service

    MUMBAI:  NCP spokesperson and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Monday alleged that former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his wife had links with a drug peddler arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in June in Delhi.

    Tweeting a photo of Amruta and Devendra Fadnavis with the alleged peddler, Jaideep Rana, Malik tweeted, “Let’s have a discussion of links between BJP and drug peddler.” Rana, he alleged, financed a video album of Amruta Fadnavis.

    Hitting back, Amruta Fadnavis said it was the River March NGO that had roped in the man in question.

    She called for converting the “bigde Nawab energy into Sudhre Nawab” and said questions should be asked to “bigde Nawab’s “boss or super boss”. Asserting that she is not a politician, Amruta said she is a social activist.”

    “Sachin Gupta and Jaideep Rana, the director and assistant made a song on rejuvenation of rivers for Isha Foundation and the entire Bollywood sang for it. I and even Devendra ji lent our voice.”

    “The River March NGO liked their work for a song exclusively for Mumbai. Sachin Gupta said he will do it for free. Everyone did it for free. Even the dabbawalas and the Koli community participated in it,” Armuta told reporters.

    Earlier in the day, in a series of tweets, Malik, who has been targeting the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after it raided a cruise ship last month and claimed to have seized drugs onboard, posted a photograph of Amruta Fadnavis with an alleged drug peddler.

    He also posted a similar photograph of Devendra Fadnavis with the alleged drug dealer.

    In another tweet, the minister said the person was Jaideep Rana.

    Amruta said after she moved to Mumbai, she came in touch with several NGOs including the River March and started working for the rejuvenation of Poisar, Mithi, Dahisar and Oshiwara rivers.

    “I visited every river, Dahisar, Mithi, Oshiwara and Poisar and saw the roadblocks. I supported the River March and public movement,” she said.

    Amruta said she pursued the matter with Fadnavis “not as a wife, but as a social activist”.

    “Convert the Bigde Nawab energy into Sudhre Nawab. Only this can take Maharashtra ahead. You have to ask these questions to this ‘bigde’ Nawab or his boss or his super boss,” she said hitting out at Malik.

    “Whatever charges you level against me, and on Deven (Fadnavis), we are two separate identities. I am a thorough social worker, a banker and a singer. I maintain that identity. If anyone attacks me, I will not leave them. Be a man and don’t target Devendra ji through me,” she added.

    Fadnavis, however, said Malik’s tweet reflected his mentality and claimed that he will burst a bomb after Diwali by making revelations about the minister’s underworld links, which he will also share with NCP president Sharad Pawar.

    The Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly also said it was the creative team of River March that roped in people, including Rana, for making the song.

    (With PTI Inputs)

  • Nawab Malik tweets pics of Devendra Fadnavis with alleged drug peddler; ex-CM says will expose minister

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik on Monday sought to link the BJP with an alleged narcotics dealer by tweeting the latter’s photograph with former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Fadnavis.

    Devendra Fadnavis, however, said Malik’s tweet reflected his mentality and claimed that he will burst a bomb after Diwali by making revelations about the minister’s underworld links, which he will also share with NCP president Sharad Pawar.

    In a series of tweets, Malik, who has been targeting the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after it raided a cruise ship last month and claimed to have seized drugs onboard, posted a photograph of Amruta Fadnavis with an alleged drug peddler.

    He also posted a similar photograph of Devendra Fadnavis with alleged the drug dealer.

    Let’s have a discussion of links between BJP and drug peddler, Malik tweeted, referring to the photograph of Amruta Fadnavis with the person. In another tweet, the minister said the person was Jaideep Rana.

    Photograph of Jaideep Rana with Ex Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/Sxo1diTalX
    — Nawab Malik نواب ملک नवाब मलिक (@nawabmalikncp) November 1, 2021
    Later, talking to reporters, Devendra Fadnavis said the creative team of River March, an organisation working for the conservation of rivers in Mumbai, had hired this person four years ago. Fadnavis was then the chief minister of the state.

    The former CM said he and his wife were associated with the cause of river rejuvenation.

    The pictures were clicked during the shooting of a theme song. There are photos along with the team, not only with my wife, but also with me. But, Nawab Malik consciously shared the photograph of my wife. This reflects his mentality, the leader of opposition in the state Assembly said.

    Those people who have been photographed were brought by the ‘River March’ (organisation). There are no links of these people with me or my wife. he said.

    Amruta Fadnavis, a banker by profession who also released her singing album in the past, has been a vocal critic of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state (comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress), and has often taken to Twitter to launch attacks on the state government.

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    “The cracker just before the Diwali was a damp squib and it gives an impression that Malik has made some big revelation, Devendra Fadnavis said, referring to the photograph of his wife with the alleged drug peddler. I don’t stay in a house of glass, and those having links with the underworld and drugs should not talk to me. I will furnish all the proof after Diwali. Law will take its own course, the senior BJP leader said. Just after the former CM’s press conference, Malik tweeted, We are ready.

    Devendra Fadnavis also said Malik’s attack on the NCB is an attempt to put pressure on officials of the anti-drugs agency so that the case against the NCP leader’s son-in-law is weakened.

    Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan was arrested by the NCB earlier this year in a drugs case and was later granted bail by a court.

    Devendra Fadnavis said Malik referred to the BJP’s drug connection .

    He said if one goes by that logic, then the entire NCP can be termed as a drug mafia , as Malik’s son-in-law was arrested by the NCB in an alleged drugs case, but he would not label the Sharad Pawar-led party with such terms.

    If a photo of an unrelated man (alleged drug peddler) surfaces and makes one a drug mafia, then then what should one call a party when drug is seized, the BJP leader said, referring to the arrest of Sameer Khan by the NCB.