By way of PTI
MUMBAI: One of the most automobiles procured by means of the Mumbai Police previous this 12 months beneath the Nirbhaya Fund to battle crime towards girls are getting used for offering Y-plus safety to the MLAs and MPs of the Shiv Sena faction led by means of Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, a police legit mentioned on Sunday.
In June this 12 months, town police power procured 220 Boleros, 35 Ertigas, 313 Pulsar bikes and 200 Activa two-wheelers the usage of the Rs 30 crore corpus that it had gained beneath the Nirbhaya fund.
The improvement brought on the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) to assault the Shinde-led executive, as they requested if the protection of the ruling legislators used to be extra necessary than protective girls.
The Nirbhaya Fund is being given to the state governments by means of the Centre since 2013 to enforce schemes comparable to girls’s protection.
“After the automobiles have been procured in June, they have been dispensed to all 97 police stations, cyber, visitors and coastal police gadgets in July,” the legit mentioned.
“Of those automobiles, 47 Boleros have been requisitioned from a number of police stations by means of the Motor Shipping Division of the Mumbai Police following an order from the VIP Safety segment of the state police pointing out that they’re required to be used as an escort car for MPs and MLAs of the Shinde faction to offer Y-Plus safety quilt to them,” he mentioned.
Then again, 17 of the automobiles that have been used for the protection of those lawmakers have been returned to police stations after the requirement used to be fulfilled, he added.
“However 30 Boleros are but to be returned, which has impacted the police patrolling within the jurisdiction of respective police stations,” the legit mentioned.
Hitting out on the state executive, Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant mentioned, “Is the protection of ruling MLAs extra necessary than protective girls from abuse? It’s appalling and outrageous to look the Nirbhaya Fund, which is supposed for the Nirbhayas of Maharashtra getting used for the protection of MLAs.”
NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto mentioned, “SUVs purchased with Nirbhaya Fund diverted to offer Y-plus safety to Shinde legislators. Shameful misuse of energy by means of the Shinde-Fadnavis executive. Eknath Shinde’s legislators will have to hold their heads in disgrace.”
President of NCP’s Maharashtra unit Jayant Patil mentioned the Nirbhaya Fund used to be arrange by means of the United Modern Alliance (UPA) executive for the safety of girls.
“It’s stunning that automobiles procured for serving to the police to hold out their tasks of defending girls are being misused for the safety of the breakaway MLAs.”
“On one hand the executive minister claims to have the fortify of the folk and then again, every of the breakaway MLA and MP is being equipped Y-plus class safety which incorporates 5 police body of workers,” he mentioned.
“If individuals are with you, what do you worry?” he requested.
Patil demanded the automobiles be despatched again to the respective police stations and mentioned the protection of girls used to be extra necessary than the protection of the breakaway legislators.
Taking an competitive stand, the Shiv Sena (UBT) mentioned the Shinde dispensation must face protests if the automobiles don’t seem to be deployed for the aim for which they have been got.
Addressing a press convention, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi mentioned if the considered necessary isn’t completed in seven days, then her celebration would protest.
“That is not anything however embezzlement of presidency finances. The finances being equipped by means of the Centre for a objective are getting used for personal safety,” she mentioned.
Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Manisha Kayande sought after to understand who had ordered the diversion of those automobiles for such non-public use.
MUMBAI: One of the most automobiles procured by means of the Mumbai Police previous this 12 months beneath the Nirbhaya Fund to battle crime towards girls are getting used for offering Y-plus safety to the MLAs and MPs of the Shiv Sena faction led by means of Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, a police legit mentioned on Sunday.
In June this 12 months, town police power procured 220 Boleros, 35 Ertigas, 313 Pulsar bikes and 200 Activa two-wheelers the usage of the Rs 30 crore corpus that it had gained beneath the Nirbhaya fund.
The improvement brought on the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) to assault the Shinde-led executive, as they requested if the protection of the ruling legislators used to be extra necessary than protective girls.
The Nirbhaya Fund is being given to the state governments by means of the Centre since 2013 to enforce schemes comparable to girls’s protection.
“After the automobiles have been procured in June, they have been dispensed to all 97 police stations, cyber, visitors and coastal police gadgets in July,” the legit mentioned.
“Of those automobiles, 47 Boleros have been requisitioned from a number of police stations by means of the Motor Shipping Division of the Mumbai Police following an order from the VIP Safety segment of the state police pointing out that they’re required to be used as an escort car for MPs and MLAs of the Shinde faction to offer Y-Plus safety quilt to them,” he mentioned.
Then again, 17 of the automobiles that have been used for the protection of those lawmakers have been returned to police stations after the requirement used to be fulfilled, he added.
“However 30 Boleros are but to be returned, which has impacted the police patrolling within the jurisdiction of respective police stations,” the legit mentioned.
Hitting out on the state executive, Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant mentioned, “Is the protection of ruling MLAs extra necessary than protective girls from abuse? It’s appalling and outrageous to look the Nirbhaya Fund, which is supposed for the Nirbhayas of Maharashtra getting used for the protection of MLAs.”
NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto mentioned, “SUVs purchased with Nirbhaya Fund diverted to offer Y-plus safety to Shinde legislators. Shameful misuse of energy by means of the Shinde-Fadnavis executive. Eknath Shinde’s legislators will have to hold their heads in disgrace.”
President of NCP’s Maharashtra unit Jayant Patil mentioned the Nirbhaya Fund used to be arrange by means of the United Modern Alliance (UPA) executive for the safety of girls.
“It’s stunning that automobiles procured for serving to the police to hold out their tasks of defending girls are being misused for the safety of the breakaway MLAs.”
“On one hand the executive minister claims to have the fortify of the folk and then again, every of the breakaway MLA and MP is being equipped Y-plus class safety which incorporates 5 police body of workers,” he mentioned.
“If individuals are with you, what do you worry?” he requested.
Patil demanded the automobiles be despatched again to the respective police stations and mentioned the protection of girls used to be extra necessary than the protection of the breakaway legislators.
Taking an competitive stand, the Shiv Sena (UBT) mentioned the Shinde dispensation must face protests if the automobiles don’t seem to be deployed for the aim for which they have been got.
Addressing a press convention, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi mentioned if the considered necessary isn’t completed in seven days, then her celebration would protest.
“That is not anything however embezzlement of presidency finances. The finances being equipped by means of the Centre for a objective are getting used for personal safety,” she mentioned.
Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Manisha Kayande sought after to understand who had ordered the diversion of those automobiles for such non-public use.