Amid the BJP’s continued effort to target the Shiv Sena-led MVA government over the arrest of controversial police officer Sachin Vaze, the ruling Congress on Tuesday sought to turn the table on the Opposition, by asking its leader Devendra Fadnavis to hand over the Call Detail Record (CDR) relating to the recovery of gelatine sticks’ laden SUV near Mukesh Ambani’s residence to the investigating agencies.
Alluding to Fadnavis’ statement in the State Assembly that he possessed the CDR relating to recovery of gelatine sticks’ laden Scorpio near Ambani’s residence, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) general secretary and spokesperson Sachin Sawant appealed to the senior BJP leader to cooperate with the investigators by handing over the CDR to them.
“The Hon’ Leader of Opposition should hand over the details in the CDR to the investigators and help book the culprits. Procuring CDR is a crime. Some days ago, the city crime branch police had unearthed crime,” Sawant tweeted.
“Common people look up to leaders as their role models. There cannot be two yardsticks – one for the common people and another for leaders. It is not enough to raise the voice in the Legislature. I am sure that the once chief minister and current leader of the Opposition will consider this issue,” Sawant added.
During the course of a debate in the State Assembly on the issue of gelatine sticks’ laden SUV near Mukesh Ambani’s residence on March 9, Fadnavis had claimed that he had secured a CDR relating to the incident.
Training his guns at Fadnavis, Congress leader Nana Patole had wondered: “ I would like to know as to how did Fadnavis get access to the call data records, carrying the exchange between Vaze and Hiren. Does he have the authority to obtain CDR?”.
In his response, Fadnavis dared to investigate him to find out as to how he obtained CDR. “Yes I obtained CDR (between Vaze and Hiren). Let the state government investigate me. But, do not shield Vaze. You can’t threaten me of ordering investigations against me. I have the right to speak in the House”.