The open letter is from the former Chief Minister ofMaharashtra. Devendra Fadnavis to the former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, JulioRibeiro.
The letter opens with Fadnavis thanking Ribeiro for hisconstructive criticism and clarifies that this open letter is not to counterthe latter’s view in his article.
Fadnavis claims that the facts have been misrepresented by “thefake narrative factory of the constituents of Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA).”
The former Chief Minister claims that he and leader ofopposition in the Legislative Council were not procuring “even a single vial”of Remdesivir for Bharatiya Janata Party.
Fadnavis goes on to explain in some detail the actions he,Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Minister, and LoP, Legislative Counciltook. The nutshell of the claims is that Fadnavis was going above and beyondthe call of duty to arrange vaccines for citizens of his state.
He further claimed that a cop in civil dress tried a stingoperation on one of the directors of the manufacturing company and when thatfailed, uniformed policemen, 8 to 10 in number, visited the director’s houseand confiscated phones. In addition, the director was taken to the policestation.
Fadnavis mentions that he approached Joint Commissioner of Police“more than once”, and then the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police. Thefurther proceedings are then detailed in the open letter.
Fadnavis also made a point, which in the opinion of yourstruly is a hallmark of one of the highest political behaviours, that opposition“should not merely point fingers but also try to help the state in a crisis,using our resources and contacts.”
Further details are revealed in the letter, and Fadnavis emphaticallyclarifies that he could not allow a man who is legally helping the state ofMaharashtra to bear unnecessary and unwarranted “victimisation”.
Finally, Fadnavis expresses sadness and surprise that their “genuineeffort to help in a crisis will be politicised.”
Fadnavis concludes the open letter with a claim that “supportersof the MVA government and political parties such as the AAP” circulated “fakeand forged videos and stories”. Fadnavis announced that he will be initiating legalproceedings against them.