"Anil Deshmukh Won't Resign": NCP's Jayant Patil On Corruption Allegation

Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh had alleged in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray that Mr Deshmukh had "set a target to accumulate Rs 100 crore a year".

There is no question of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigning after a police officer made allegations of corruption against him until investigation finds the truth, a state minister from the ruling alliance's partner NCP has said. Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh had alleged in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray that Mr Deshmukh had "set a target to accumulate Rs 100 crore a year". Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil, who met with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar today, said after the meeting that their colleague will not be made to resign.