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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Anil Deshmukh | | name = [[Anil Deshmukh]] | ||
| image = Anil Deshmukh HM.jpg | | image = Anil Deshmukh HM.jpg | ||
| image_size = 200px | |||
| caption = Official Portrait, 2019 | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|5|9|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|5|9|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Katol]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Katol]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | ||
| residence = Nagpur | | residence = Nagpur | ||
| office1 | | office1 = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]] | ||
|2blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] | |2blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] | ||
|2namedata1 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]] | |2namedata1 = [[Uddhav Thackeray]] | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Devendra Fadnavis]] | | predecessor1 = [[Devendra Fadnavis]] | ||
| minister1 = * Home Affairs | |||
(30 December 2019 - 05 April 2021) | |||
| term_start1 = 30 December 2019 | | term_start1 = 30 December 2019 | ||
| term_end1 = 5 April 2021 | |||
| successor1 = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]] | |||
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] of <br>[[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]], [[Maharashtra]] | | office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] of <br>[[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]], [[Maharashtra]] | ||
| term_start2 = 24 October 2019 | | term_start2 = 24 October 2019 | ||
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'''Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh''' is | '''Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh''' is an [[India]]n politician from the state of [[Maharashtra]] and is a member of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. He served as the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister for Home Affairs]] in [[Government of Maharashtra]] between 2019 and 2021. He has been a member of [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|9th]], [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|10th]], [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|11th]], [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|12th]] and [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|14th]] [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]], representing [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. | ||
He | He has previously served as Minister of Food & Civil supplies and Consumer affairs, Minister of Public Works Department, Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Minister of State for Sports & Youth affairs and Minister of State for Education and Culture in the [[Government of Maharashtra]]. | ||
==Early life and family== | ==Early life and family== | ||
Deshmukh hails from the village of Vad Vihira near [[Katol]] in [[Nagpur district]]. He attended Katol High school. Later, he attended The College of Agriculture, Nagpur and received a master of science degree in Agriculture awarded by Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://220.225.73.214/pdff/results.pdf |title=Archived copy | | Deshmukh hails from the village of Vad Vihira near [[Katol]] in [[Nagpur district]]. He attended Katol High school. Later, he attended The College of Agriculture, Nagpur and received a master of science degree in Agriculture awarded by Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://220.225.73.214/pdff/results.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122084331/http://220.225.73.214/pdff/results.pdf |archive-date=2009-11-22 }}</ref> {{#tag:ref|The College of Agriculture has now shifted affiliation to Dr.[[Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth]] (Agricultural University), [[Akola]]. ||group=note}} | ||
He adopted Varsha, an orphan girl from ‘Shri Shankar Baba Papalkar's ashram’ and performed kanyadaan ritual during her wedding.<ref>https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-minister-anil-deshmukh-to-do-kanyadaan-of-orphan-disabled-bride-927890.html</ref> | He adopted Varsha, an orphan girl from ‘Shri Shankar Baba Papalkar's ashram’ and performed kanyadaan ritual during her wedding. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-minister-anil-deshmukh-to-do-kanyadaan-of-orphan-disabled-bride-927890.html|title=Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh to do 'kanyadaan' of orphan, disabled bride|date=16 December 2020|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Deshmukh served as chairman of [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]] Zilla Parishad during initial years of his political career. He first got elected to [[Maharashtra]] state assembly in 1995 from [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]] as an independent candidate. He represented that constituency until 2014.<ref>{{ | |||
Deshmukh served as the chairman of [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]] Zilla Parishad during initial years of his political career. He first got elected to [[Maharashtra]] state assembly in 1995 from [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]] as an independent candidate. He represented that constituency until 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1348.htm?ac=48|title=2014 Candidate-Wise Vote Share}}</ref><ref>http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/MinisterEng.pdf</ref> | |||
He served as [[Minister of state]] in the [[BJP]]-[[Shiv Sena]] coalition government in 1995. His portfolios in that government included Education, and Culture. | He served as [[Minister of state]] in the [[BJP]]-[[Shiv Sena]] coalition government in 1995. His portfolios in that government included Education, and Culture. | ||
He later joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party]], a party formed in 1999. When the NCP | He later joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party]], a party formed in 1999. When the NCP-Congress alliance came to power in Maharashtra in 1999, he initially served as Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Sports & Youth Welfare. He was promoted as a [[Cabinet Minister]] in the state government. As a cabinet minister from 2001 to 2014, he was in-charge for the following departments: | ||
* Excise, Food & Drugs, Maharashtra State,(2001 to March 2004) | * Excise, Food & Drugs, Maharashtra State,(2001 to March 2004) | ||
* Public Works (Public Undertakings), Maharashtra State (2004 to 2008) | * Public Works (Public Undertakings), Maharashtra State (2004 to 2008) | ||
* Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Maharashtra State (2009 -2014) | * Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Maharashtra State (2009 -2014) | ||
Deshmukh lost the Katol seat to his nephew, [[Ashish Deshmukh]] in 2014 assembly elections. | Deshmukh lost the Katol seat to his nephew, [[Ashish Deshmukh]] in 2014 assembly elections. | ||
However, he regained the [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]] seat as the [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] candidate in the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019 Maharashtra assembly elections]]. Deshmukh was appointed Home minister of Maharashtra when the [[Maha Vikas Aghadi| | However, he regained the [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]] seat as the [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] candidate in the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019 Maharashtra assembly elections]]. Deshmukh was appointed Home minister of Maharashtra when the [[Maha Vikas Aghadi|MVA]] alliance of NCP, Shiv sena and Congress led by Chief Minister [[Uddhav Thackeray]] came to power in November 2019. In addition to his portfolio, Deshmukh is also the Guardian Minister of [[Gondia district]].<ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_MH_2004.pdf</ref><ref>http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp139.htm</ref> | ||
===From 1995 to 1999=== | ===From 1995 to 1999=== | ||
Anil Deshmukh held the portfolio of Minister of State for School Education, Higher & Technical education, Cultural Affairs in the government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anildeshmukh.in/achievement/|title=Achievement – Anil Deshmukh}}</ref> | |||
As the Minister of State for School Education, he started the initiative to regulate the burgeoning private coaching classes, where the teachers employed by schools simultaneously ran private coaching institutions. | |||
Deshmukh is said to have been involved in setting up the [[Maharashtra Bhushan]] award, the highest civilian honour in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. Famous personalities including [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Sunil Gavaskar]] have received this award since. | |||
He was active in the drive to reduce the weight of bags carried by students enrolled in schools affiliated with [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]] | |||
===From 1999 to 2001=== | ===From 1999 to 2001=== | ||
Deshmukh held the protfolio of | |||
Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Sports & Youth Welfare in the Maharashtra Government during this period. | |||
Under his charge, the construction of India's second-largest air-conditioned indoor sports stadium began in [[Nagpur]]. | |||
===From 2001 to 2004=== | ===From 2001 to 2004=== | ||
Deshmukh was a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government during this period and held the State Excise, Food & Drugs portfolio. | |||
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During his tenure, the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] passed the law to ban [[gutka]], a form of chewing tobacco which contains carcinogens in the state. | |||
===2004 to 2008=== | |||
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During this period, Deshmukh was the Minister of Public Works (Public Undertakings) in the Maharashtra government. | |||
= | He administered the department during the final few phases of the development of the [[Bandra-Worli Sea Link]], a project which had already suffered delays of multiple years. The project was finally completed in 2009. | ||
===2019 and later=== | |||
Deshmukh took charge of the Home Ministry of Maharashtra in the [[Maha Vikas Aghadi | MVA]] coalition government led by [[Uddhav Thackeray]] after the [[2019 Maharashtra political crisis]]. | |||
He proposed the establishment of a specialized treatement center for the police personnel infected during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. | |||
As the Home Minister, he tabled the proposed [[Shakti Bill]] in the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] which sought to modify provisions pertaining to sexual offences against women and children. The bill was ultimately sent for review to a committee of the Legislative Assembly after an outcry from various women's rights groups and activists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/the-maharashtra-shakti-bill-on-crimes-against-women-children-why-its-called-draconian/567660/|title=The Maharashtra Shakti bill on crimes against women, children & why it's called 'draconian'|first=Manasi|last=Phadke|date=17 December 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/citizen-feedback-sought-on-draft-maharashtra-shakti-bill/articleshow/80089498.cms|title=Maha Shakti bill: Citizen feedback sought on draft Maharashtra Shakti bill | Mumbai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> | |||
===Ministerial positions held Government of Maharashtra | |||
As a Home Minister, he introduced the ‘Self Balancing Electric Scooters’ ([[Segway]]) for [[Mumbai police]] personnel that would help them while on patrolling duty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/article/mumbai-police-get-self-balancing-electric-scooters-for-patrolling-akshay-kumar-attends-inaugural-ceremony/702156|title=Mumbai Police get self-balancing electric scooters for patrolling; Akshay Kumar attends inaugural ceremony|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref> | |||
He famously attended the complaint calls at the [[Pune city]] police control room on new year's eve and celebrated the same with police personnel. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-takes-public-complaints-at-pune-police-control-room/articleshow/80063525.cms|title=Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh takes public complaints at Pune Police Control Room|website=Pune Mirror}}</ref> | |||
During his tenure, the home ministry declared {{₹|5000000}} ''ex gratia'' to the families of police personnel who lost their lives to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/rs-50-lakh-aid-for-kin-of-cops-who-succumb-to-covid-19/articleshow/74969142.cms|title=Rs 50 lakh aid for kin of cops who succumb to COVID-19|website=Pune Mirror}}</ref> | |||
He also proffered one-rank promotion to fourteen police officers for their historic valor and courage during the [[2008 Mumbai attacks | 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/mar/04/14-police-officers-to-get-one-rank-promotion-for-capturing-2611-mumbai-terror-attacks-convict-kasab-2112134.html|title=14 police officers to get one-rank promotion for capturing 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks convict Kasab|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
It is claimed that he was the first ever Home Minister of the state to visit the Regional Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Pune and spent time interacting with the staff and discussed ways to equip the Laboratory with the latest technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esakal.com/pune/home-minister-anil-deshmukh-visits-regional-forensic-science-laboratory-pune-313365|title=60 वर्षात कोणत्याही गृहमंत्र्याने केलं नाही ते देशमुख यांनी केलं | eSakal|website=www.esakal.com}}</ref> | |||
===2021 CBI probe and resignation as Home minister=== | |||
Accusations by ex-police commissioner of Mumbai [[Param Bir Singh]] were leveled, stating in a letter in March 2021 that Mumbai Police personnel [[Sachin Vaze]] was asked by Deshmukh to collect {{INR}}100 [[crore]] per month from hoteliers and bar owners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-asked-waze-to-collect-rs-100-crore-a-month-ex-mumbai-police-commissioner-7237480/|title='Rs 100 crore a month': Ex-Mumbai Police chief raises graft charges against Anil Deshmukh; Minister denies claims|date=20 March 2021}}</ref> Former Mumbai police commissioner M. N. Singh commented saying, "from the contents of the letter, it appears that our police personnel have become robbers and extortionists in uniform."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-polices-image-dented-ex-top-cops/articleshow/81609368.cms|title=Mumbai police's image dented: Ex-top cops | Mumbai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> | |||
Rashmi Shukla, Commissioner of State Intelligence (COI) wrote a letter to the Maharashtra DGP, Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, on 25 August 25, claiming a network of brokers involved in transferring police officers in exchange for money.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/cbi-probe-into-police-postings-racket-can-spell-more-trouble-for-maharashtra-cm-deshmukh-229359|title=CBI probe into police postings racket can spell more trouble for Maharashtra CM, Deshmukh|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref> The Maharashtra NCP housing minister Jitendra Ahwad claimed that Shukla had tapped phones illegally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/then-acs-has-confirmed-ncp-reiterates-rashmi-shukla-illegally-tapped-phones-101616603882988.html|title='Then ACS has confirmed': NCP reiterates Rashmi Shukla 'illegally' tapped phones|date=24 March 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Deshp |first1=Swati |last2=Apr 6 |first2=e / TNN / Updated |title=Anil Deshmukh controls police department...fair probe in Param Bir case unlikely: Bombay HC {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-controls-police-dept-fair-probe-in-param-bir-case-unlikely-hc/articleshow/81922064.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Deshmukh resigned from the post of the Home Minister of Maharashtra in the [[Maha Vikas Aghadi|MVA]] coalition government led by CM [[Uddhav Thackeray]] after the Bombay high court directed the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled by former commissioner Param Bir Singh against Deshmukh.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-resigns/articleshow/81911830.cms | work=The Times of India | date=5 April 2021 | title=Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns}}</ref> | |||
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== | ==Also see== | ||
* [[2021 Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case]] | |||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist|group=note}} | {{Reflist|group=note}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1950 births]] | [[Category:1950 births]] | ||