Chandiwal inquiry committee just an eye wash", Devendra Fadnavis criticizes MVA government

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday questioned the appointment of the inquiry committee to probe Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's allegations gainst Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh as an "eyewash".

On Tuesday the state government had formed one-man judicial panel comprising retired Bombay High Court judge Kailash Uttamchand Chandiwal who has been asked to submit his report in 6 months' time. Referring to Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni's submission in the Bombay High Court, Fadnavis lamented that this committee had not formed under The Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952. 

Writing on Twitter, ex-Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis stated, "Neither it is constituted nor has been given the powers under The Commission of Inquiry Act 1952 as was done in case of Hon Justice Zoting Committee during our tenure! We are of the view that appointing such committee is merely an eyewash and does not solve any purpose, looking at the gravity & severity of the allegations! Now the question remains how will a retired judge without power enquire against a sitting Home Minister?" 

Neither it is constituted nor has been given the powers under The Commissions of Inquiry Act 1952 as was done in case of Hon Justice Zoting Committee during our tenure!

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) March 31, 2021

Now the question remains how will a retired judge without power enquire against a sitting Home Minister ❓

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) March 31, 2021