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Param Bir Singh's allegations are serious, need probe: Sharad Pawar

Says will discuss with Thackeray if home minister should be axed

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai
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NCP chief Sharad Pawar said Singh’s allegations won’t impact the government | File photo

Press Trust of India Mumbai
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the allegations levelled by former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh are serious and require an in-depth probe.

Singh has claimed Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh wanted police officers to collect Rs 100 crore monthly from bars and hotels. Pawar suggested that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a decision in this matter and also action against Deshmukh. 
 
Pawar said neither Thackeray nor Deshmukh were responsible for reinstatement of police officer Sachin Waze in the police force last year.

The NCP chief said he has spoken to Thackeray regarding