Shinde loyalists claim Uddhav as CM denied him security despite naxal threat

Three rebel Shiv Sena legislators on Friday alleged that then Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had denied Z plus security cover to Eknath Shinde despite a threat from naxalsBut a Minister of State MoS for the home department in the Thackerayled government denied the allegationEknath Shinde now Maharashtra chief minister was guardian minister for the naxalaffected Gadchiroli in the Thackeray government besides being minister for Urban DevelopmentIn February 2022 two months after 26 naxals were killed in police action in Gadchiroli he had received a threatening letter according to policeAlso Read Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray not a face for 2024 Lok Sabha elections says Shiv Sena rebel MP Rahul ShewaleSuhas Kande and former MoS Home Rural Shambhuraj Desai both Sena MLAs and Shinde supporters told a news channel that Thackeray had directed that Shindes security should not be upgradedPolice had informed Thackeray and then home minister Dilip WalsePatil of NCP that naxals had come to Mumbai to kill Shinde claimed KandeStill security was not provided to him AntiHindutva people were given security then why not a Hindutva leader he askedDesai told the same TV channel that he got a call from Thackeray asking if the home department had held any meeting about upgrading Shindes securityI told him that a meeting was being held that day I was given clear directions that security can not be upgraded he claimedShinde became chief minister last month with the BJP support after toppling the Thackerayled SenaNCPCongress governmentDeepak Kesarkar spokesperson of the Shindeled faction of the Sena told reporters that Desai had told him that he got a call at 8 am one day instructing him that Shindes security should not be upgradedKesarkar however declined to state who was the callerBut Congress leader Satej Patil who was MoS Home Urban in the Thackeray government told reporters that a committee headed by the chief secretary decides who should get what category of security and the home minister or even chief minister do not interfere with its decisionsShambhuraj Desai and I had no say in such meetings Shinde was with the Shiv Sena why would the chief minister decide against providing him security As guardian minister of Gadchiroli district Shinde also had additional police security I dont think there is any truth in these allegations Patil saidSena leader and Member of Legislative Council Sachin Ahir who belongs to the Thackeray faction also termed the allegation as wrongThere is a committee which takes decisions about providing security to any person he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever