Shiv Sena MLA Claims Witch-Hunt Amid Corruption Probe

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Nitin Deshmukh has labeled the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau's probe against him as a witch-hunt. The ACB sent a letter to his children's school seeking details of their educational expenses. Deshmukh, who represents Balapur in Akola district, feels targeted for not joining the Eknath Shinde group after the Shiv Sena split.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Nitin Deshmukh on Monday described the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau's investigation against him as a 'witch-hunt.' The ACB's Amravati unit had requested details on the educational expenses of Deshmukh's children from their school in a letter sent in July.

The letter, which was seeking information about the education costs for his daughter and son, who are in Class VII and X respectively, has recently gone viral on social media. The inquiry forms part of the ACB's ongoing two-year investigation against Deshmukh.

'It is a witch-hunt and it is being done since I did not join the Eknath Shinde group after the Shiv Sena split. The inquiry should be done in a transparent manner and not in a closed room like this,' Deshmukh told reporters.

(With inputs from agencies.)