Gupta said letter for Wadhawans not under duress: Minister

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Apr 26 2020 | 7:28 PM IST

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil
"IPS officer Amitabh Gupta, Principal Secretary (Special) Home, has admitted that he has written the letter that allowed Wadhawan brothers to travel to Mahabaleshwar, which violated the national lockdown guidelines. He also said that he wrote the letter on his own and not under anybody's pressure."
Meanwhile, in a veiled dig at BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and others, who had criMH-WADHAWANS-OFFICIAL-MINISTERticised the government over the episode, Deshmukh said, "The kind of politics played on Gupta's letter is unfortunate. And people who led the state once were involved it."

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First Published: Apr 26 2020 | 7:28 PM IST

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