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'''Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh''' is an [[India]]n politician from the state of [[Maharashtra]] and is a member of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. He served as the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister for Home Affairs]] in [[Government of Maharashtra]] between 2019 and 2021. He has been a member of [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|9th]], [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|10th]], [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|11th]], [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|12th]] and [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|14th]] [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]], representing [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. |
'''Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh''' is an [[India]]n politician close to Sharad Pawar of NCP, from the state of [[Maharashtra]] who has been accused by the Mumbai Police commissioner of directing Mumbai police to extort 100 cr a month from businesses in the city and is a member of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. He served as the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister for Home Affairs]] in [[Government of Maharashtra]] between 2019 and 2021. He has been a member of [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|9th]], [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|10th]], [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|11th]], [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|12th]] and [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|14th]] [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]], representing [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 30 December 2019 – 5 April 2021 | |
| Minister |
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| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Succeeded by | Dilip Walse-Patil |
| Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Katol, Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ashish Deshmukh |
| In office March 1995 – October 2014 (four terms) | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Ashish Deshmukh |
| Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office October 2009 – October 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan Prithviraj Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar |
| Minister of Public Works Department Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office October 2004 – October 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office October 1999 – October 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Minister of State for Education and Culture Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office March 1995 – October 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1950 Katol, Maharashtra, India |
| Residence | Nagpur |
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh is an Indian politician close to Sharad Pawar of NCP, from the state of Maharashtra who has been accused by the Mumbai Police commissioner of directing Mumbai police to extort 100 cr a month from businesses in the city and is a member of Nationalist Congress Party. He served as the Minister for Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021. He has been a member of 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
He has previously served as Minister of Food & Civil supplies and Consumer affairs, Minister of Public Works Department, Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Minister of State for Sports & Youth affairs and Minister of State for Education and Culture in the Government of Maharashtra.
Early life and family
Deshmukh hails from the village of Vad Vihira near Katol in Nagpur district. He attended Katol High school. Later, he attended The College of Agriculture, Nagpur and received a master of science degree in Agriculture awarded by Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola.[1] [note 1] He adopted Varsha, an orphan girl from ‘Shri Shankar Baba Papalkar's ashram’ and performed kanyadaan ritual during her wedding. [2]
Political career
Deshmukh served as the chairman of Nagpur Zilla Parishad during initial years of his political career. He first got elected to Maharashtra state assembly in 1995 from Katol as an independent candidate. He represented that constituency until 2014.[3][4] He served as Minister of state in the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition government in 1995. His portfolios in that government included Education, and Culture. He later joined the Nationalist Congress Party, a party formed in 1999. When the NCP-Congress alliance came to power in Maharashtra in 1999, he initially served as Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Sports & Youth Welfare. He was promoted as a Cabinet Minister in the state government. As a cabinet minister from 2001 to 2014, he was in-charge for the following departments:
- Excise, Food & Drugs, Maharashtra State,(2001 to March 2004)
- Public Works (Public Undertakings), Maharashtra State (2004 to 2008)
- Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Maharashtra State (2009 -2014)
Deshmukh lost the Katol seat to his nephew, Ashish Deshmukh in 2014 assembly elections. However, he regained the Katol seat as the NCP candidate in the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections. Deshmukh was appointed Home minister of Maharashtra when the MVA alliance of NCP, Shiv sena and Congress led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray came to power in November 2019. In addition to his portfolio, Deshmukh is also the Guardian Minister of Gondia district.[5][6]
From 1995 to 1999
Anil Deshmukh held the portfolio of Minister of State for School Education, Higher & Technical education, Cultural Affairs in the government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999.[7]
As the Minister of State for School Education, he started the initiative to regulate the burgeoning private coaching classes, where the teachers employed by schools simultaneously ran private coaching institutions.
Deshmukh is said to have been involved in setting up the Maharashtra Bhushan award, the highest civilian honour in the state of Maharashtra. Famous personalities including Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Lata Mangeshkar and Sunil Gavaskar have received this award since.
He was active in the drive to reduce the weight of bags carried by students enrolled in schools affiliated with Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
From 1999 to 2001
Deshmukh held the protfolio of Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Sports & Youth Welfare in the Maharashtra Government during this period.
Under his charge, the construction of India's second-largest air-conditioned indoor sports stadium began in Nagpur.
From 2001 to 2004
Deshmukh was a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government during this period and held the State Excise, Food & Drugs portfolio.
During his tenure, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed the law to ban gutka, a form of chewing tobacco which contains carcinogens in the state.
2004 to 2008
During this period, Deshmukh was the Minister of Public Works (Public Undertakings) in the Maharashtra government.
He administered the department during the final few phases of the development of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, a project which had already suffered delays of multiple years. The project was finally completed in 2009.
2019 and later
Deshmukh took charge of the Home Ministry of Maharashtra in the MVA coalition government led by Uddhav Thackeray after the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis.
He proposed the establishment of a specialized treatement center for the police personnel infected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the Home Minister, he tabled the proposed Shakti Bill in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly which seeks to modification of provisions pertaining to sexual offences against women and children. children. The bill was ultimately sent for review to a committee of the Legislative Assembly after outcry from various women's rights groups and activists.[8] [9]
As a Home Minister, he introduced the ‘Self Balancing Electric Scooters’ (Segway) for Mumbai police personnel that would help them while on patrolling duty.[10]
He famously attended the complaint calls at the Pune city police control room on new year's eve and celebrated the same with police personnel. [11]
During his tenure, the home ministry declared ₹5,000,000 ex gratia to the families of police personnel who lost their lives to COVID-19.[12]
He also proffered one-rank promotion to fourteen police officers for their historic valor and courage during the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks.[13]
It is claimed that he was the first ever Home Minister of the state to visit the Regional Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Pune and spent time interacting with the staff and discussed ways to equip the Laboratory with the latest technology.[14]
2021 CBI probe and resignation as Home minister
Accusations by ex-police commissioner of Mumbai Param Bir Singh were leveled, stating in a letter in March 2021 that Mumbai Police personnel Sachin Vaze was asked by Deshmukh to collect ₹100 crore per month from hoteliers and bar owners.[15] Former Mumbai police commissioner M. N. Singh commented saying, "from the contents of the letter, it appears that our police personnel have become robbers and extortionists in uniform."[16]
Rashmi Shukla, Commissioner of State Intelligence (COI) wrote a letter to the Maharashtra DGP, Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, on 25 August 25, claiming a network of brokers involved in transferring police officers in exchange for money.[17] The Maharashtra NCP housing minister Jitendra Ahwad claimed that Shukla had tapped phones illegally.[18] [19]
Deshmukh resigned from the post of the Home Minister of Maharashtra in the MVA coalition government led by CM Uddhav Thackeray after the Bombay high court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled by former commissioner Param Bir Singh against him.[20]
Ministerial positions held Government of Maharashtra
| SI No. | Year | Legislative Assembly | Constituency | Margin | Party | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1995 | 9th | Katol | Independent | Minister of State for Education and Culture. | |
| 2. | 1999 | 10th | Katol | Nationalist Congress Party | Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs. | |
| 3. | 2004 | 11th | Katol | Nationalist Congress Party | Minister of Public Works Department. | |
| 4. | 2009 | 12th | Katol | Nationalist Congress Party | Minister of Food & Civil supplies and Consumer affairs. | |
| Lost the elections held in September 2014 to BJP's Ashish Deshmukh. | ||||||
| 5. | 2019 | 14th | Katol | Nationalist Congress Party | Minister of Home affairs. | |
Also see
Footnotes
- ^ The College of Agriculture has now shifted affiliation to Dr.Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (Agricultural University), Akola.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh to do 'kanyadaan' of orphan, disabled bride". Deccan Herald. 16 December 2020.
- ^ "2014 Candidate-Wise Vote Share".
- ^ http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/MinisterEng.pdf
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_MH_2004.pdf
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp139.htm
- ^ "Achievement – Anil Deshmukh".
- ^ Phadke, Manasi (17 December 2020). "The Maharashtra Shakti bill on crimes against women, children & why it's called 'draconian'".
- ^ "Maha Shakti bill: Citizen feedback sought on draft Maharashtra Shakti bill | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Mumbai Police get self-balancing electric scooters for patrolling; Akshay Kumar attends inaugural ceremony". www.timesnownews.com.
- ^ "Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh takes public complaints at Pune Police Control Room". Pune Mirror.
- ^ "Rs 50 lakh aid for kin of cops who succumb to COVID-19". Pune Mirror.
- ^ "14 police officers to get one-rank promotion for capturing 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks convict Kasab". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "60 वर्षात कोणत्याही गृहमंत्र्याने केलं नाही ते देशमुख यांनी केलं | eSakal". www.esakal.com.
- ^ "'Rs 100 crore a month': Ex-Mumbai Police chief raises graft charges against Anil Deshmukh; Minister denies claims". 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Mumbai police's image dented: Ex-top cops | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "CBI probe into police postings racket can spell more trouble for Maharashtra CM, Deshmukh". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ "'Then ACS has confirmed': NCP reiterates Rashmi Shukla 'illegally' tapped phones". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2021.
- ^ Deshp, Swati; Apr 6, e / TNN / Updated:. "Anil Deshmukh controls police department...fair probe in Param Bir case unlikely: Bombay HC | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns". The Times of India. 5 April 2021.