Nobody Above Law: NCP, Sena On CBI Action Against Maharashtra Ex Minister

Anil Deshmukh, an NCP leader, had resigned as a ministerearlier this month after the high court asked the CBI to probethe allegations against him.

With the CBI conducting searches at the premises of former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh, the NCP on Saturday said nobody was above the law, but added that the truth behind the "political conspiracy" against him and the state government would come out through the high court-ordered probe. Talking to reporters, NCP spokesperson and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik said, "Nobody is above the law. Anil Deshmukh is cooperating with the agencies." He said he was not aware if any FIR has been registered against Mr Deshmukh. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is yet to reveal for whom suspended police officer Sachin Waze was working when he planted explosives outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani''s residence, Mr Malik said.