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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| name               = Anil Deshmukh
| name               = Anil Deshmukh
| image             = Anil Deshmukh HM.jpg
| image               = Anil Deshmukh.png
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1950|5|9|df=y}}
| caption            = Official Portrait, 2019
| birth_place       = [[Katol]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1950|5|9|df=y}}
| residence         = Nagpur
| birth_place         = [[Katol]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| office1            = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister of Home Affairs]], District Guardian Minister of [[Gondia District]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| residence           = Nagpur
|2blankname1        = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| office              = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
|2namedata1          = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| 1blankname          = Chief Minister
| predecessor1      = [[Devendra Fadnavis]]
| 1namedata          = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| term_start1        = 30 December 2019
| governor            = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| office2           = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] of <br>[[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]], [[Maharashtra]]
| minister            = * [[Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Home Affairs.]]
| term_start2       = 24 October 2019
| predecessor        = [[Devendra Fadnavis]]
| predecessor3      = Sunil Shinde
| term_start          = 30 December 2019
| predecessor2       = [[Ashish Deshmukh]]
| term_end            = 5 April 2021
| term_start3       = March 1995
| successor          = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]]
| term_end3         = October 2014 (four terms)  
| office2             = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] of <br>[[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]], [[Maharashtra]]
| successor3         = [[Ashish Deshmukh]]
| term_start2         = 24 October 2019
| office4           = Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| predecessor2       = [[Ashish Deshmukh]]
|1blankname4         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| term_start3         = March 1995
|1namedata4           = [[Ashok Chavan]]<br>[[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| term_end3           = October 2014 (four terms)
| predecessor3        = [[Sunil Shinde]]
| successor3         = [[Ashish Deshmukh]]
| office4             = Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| 1blankname4         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata4         = [[Ashok Chavan]]<br>[[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| term_start4        = October 2009
| term_start4        = October 2009
| term_end4          = October 2014
| term_end4          = October 2014
| successor4          = [[Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar]]
| successor4          = [[Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar]]
| office5            = Minister of Public Works Department<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| office5            = Minister of Public Works Department<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
|1blankname5         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1blankname5         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
|1namedata5           = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| 1namedata5         = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| term_start5        = October 2004
| term_start5        = October 2004
| term_end5          = October 2009
| term_end5          = October 2009
| successor5          =  
| successor5          =  
| office6            = Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| office6            = Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
|1blankname6         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1blankname6         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
|1namedata6           = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| 1namedata6         = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| term_start6        = October 1999
| term_start6        = October 1999
| term_end6          = October 2004
| term_end6          = October 2004
| successor6          =  
| successor6          =  
| office7            = Minister of State for Education and Culture<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| office7            = Minister of State for Education and Culture<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
|1blankname7         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| 1blankname7         = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
|1namedata7           = [[Manohar Joshi]]
| 1namedata7         = [[Manohar Joshi]]
| term_start7        = March 1995
| term_start7        = March 1995
| term_end7          = October 1999
| term_end7          = October 1999
| successor7          =  
| successor7          =  
| party              = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| alma_mater          = [[Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth]]
}}
}}
'''Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh''' is the [[Home]] [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of [[Maharashtra]] from the [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]], and has been  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)]].  
'''Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh''' is an Indian politician from the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He is a senior leader of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. Deshmukh served as the [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister for Home Affairs]] in [[Government of Maharashtra]] between 2019 and 2021.
Deshmukh resigned in 2021 as the Home Minister of Maharashtra due to allegations of extortion and laundering charges.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narayan|first1=Khushboo|date=2021|title=Anil Deshmukh arrested by ED in money laundering|work=The Indian Express|agency=Indian Express|issue=November 2, 2021|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-appears-before-ed-7601849/|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>


He also served as the  Minister of Food & Civil supplies and Consumer affairs and Minister of Public Works Department in [[Government of Maharashtra]].
Deshmukh 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 earlier also served as Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs and Minister of State for Education and Culture in [[Government of Maharashtra]].
He had 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 |accessdate=2010-09-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122084331/http://220.225.73.214/pdff/results.pdf |archivedate=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}}
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]].<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>


==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>{{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.
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 Ministers]. ''maharashtra.gov.in''.</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 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:  
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.Later he was promoted as a [[Cabinet Minister]] in the state government. As a cabinet minister from 2001 to 2014, he was responsible for different government departments. These included:  
* 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.
 
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|Mahavikas]] alliance of NCP, Shiv sena and Congress under 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>
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|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 Maharashtra State Elections 2004]. ''[[Election Commission of India]]''.</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp139.htm Party]. ''[[Election Commission of India]]''.</ref>


===From 1995 to 1999===
===From 1995 to 1999===
* '''Minister of State for School Education, Higher & Technical Education, Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra State.'''<ref>http://anildeshmukh.in/achievement/</ref>
 
* '''Ban on Private Coaching Classes''' -
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>
He started the initiative to regulate the burgeoning private coaching classes, where the teachers who are in regular service of Government or Private Schools were also running private Coaching institutions by advertising and misleading parents and children with their false claims, like Chate Coaching Classes and gaikwad coaching classes etc in aurangabad.
 
* '''Started 'Maharashtra a highest and prestigious Bhushan Award''' -
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.
It is the highest civilian award of Maharashtra state presented annually by the state government.
 
Recipient of this prestigious award:
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.
1) Renowned Marathi writer Late Shri P.L. Deshpande
 
2) Legendary Singer Smt. Lata Mangeshkar
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]].
3) Little Master Shri Sunil Gavaskar.
 
* '''Reduced weight of school bags''' - Initiated a drive for reducing the Weight of School Bags.
===From 1999 to 2001===
===From 1999 to 2001===
* '''Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Sports & Youth Welfare, Maharashtra State'''
 
He felicitated and rewarded Weightlifter "Karnam Malleswari" with Rs. 51 lakhs prize. She is the first Indian woman who clinched a bronze medal at the Olympics in the year 2000 in Sydney.<br>
Deshmukh held the portfolio of Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Sports & Youth Welfare in the Maharashtra Government during this period.
During this period he also began the construction of India's second-largest air-conditioned Indoor Sports Stadium at Nagpur.
 
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===
* '''Cabinet Minister for State Excise, Food & Drugs, Maharashtra State'''
 
As a cabinet minister, he enacted the law in the State to ban GUTKHA, which contains carcinogens and has elevated health risks.
Deshmukh was a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government during this period and held the State Excise, Food & Drugs portfolio.
===From 2004 to 2008===
 
* '''Minister for Public Works (Public Undertakings), Maharashtra State'''
During his tenure, the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] passed the law to ban [[gutka]], a form of chewing tobacco which contains carcinogens in the state.
The project of BANDRA WORLI SEA LINK- It is a 4.7&nbsp;km long, twin 4-lane carriageway built using state-of-the-art segmental technology. This project has single-handedly expanded the realm of infrastructural possibilities in India. It is possibly the most ambitious infrastructure project in the country.
 
As a PWD minister, he has contributed yet another world-class landmark to the country.
===2004 to 2008===
===From 2019===
 
Minister of Home Affairs, Maharashtra State <br>
During this period, Deshmukh was the Minister of Public Works (Public Undertakings) in the Maharashtra government.
As a minister of Home Affairs, he proposed the establishment of a specialized covid19 center for the police personnel infected with covid19.<ref>https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/the-maharashtra-shakti-bill-on-crimes-against-women-children-why-its-called-draconian/567660/</ref>
 
===Dec 2019 - Present===
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.
'''Minister of Home Affairs, Maharashtra State'''
 
* As a home minister, he tabled the proposed ‘Shakti Act’ bill to curb violence against women and children in the Legislative Assembly on the 1st day of the Winter Session. He also took a  decision to ask for feedback from Women’s rights organizations, legal experts, and citizens before the implementation of the Shakti Act Bill.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/citizen-feedback-sought-on-draft-maharashtra-shakti-bill/articleshow/80089498.cms</ref>
===2019 and later===
* 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>https://www.timesnownews.com/mumbai/article/mumbai-police-get-segway-electric-scooters-for-patrolling-akshay-kumar-attends-inaugural-ceremony/702156</ref>
 
* He became the first home minister to attend the complaint calls at the [[Pune city]] control room on Midnight of 31 December & also celebrated New Year with police personnel and acknowledged their work.<ref>https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/maharashtra-home-minister-anil-deshmukh-takes-public-complaints-at-pune-police-control-room/articleshow/80063525.cms</ref>
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]].
* As a home minister, he declared Rs 50 lakh ex gratia to the families of police personnel who lost their lives in the fight against coronavirus.<ref>https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/rs-50-lakh-aid-for-kin-of-cops-who-succumb-to-covid-19/articleshow/74969142.cms</ref>
 
* During the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government regime, he also proffered one-rank promotion for the fourteen police officers for their historic valor and courageous act of capturing terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks.<ref>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</ref>
He proposed the establishment of a specialized treatment center for the police personnel infected during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
* To keep an eye on #Covid19 lockdown violators in densely populated and slum areas, he deployed drones that helped Mumbai police personnel to ensure that social distancing is strictly enforced to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-coronavirus-mumbai-police-to-use-ai-drones-to-enforce-social-distancing-amid-covid-19-lockdown-2820958</ref>
 
* It s claimed that he is 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>https://www.esakal.com/pune/home-minister-anil-deshmukh-visits-regional-forensic-science-laboratory-pune-313365</ref>
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 &#124; 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 &#124; eSakal|website=www.esakal.com}}</ref>
 
===2021 accusations and resignation as Home minister===
Former commissioner of Mumbai Police [[Param Bir Singh]], in a letter in March 2021 accused Deshmukh of bribery.<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><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>  
 
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 leveled by former commissioner Param Bir Singh.<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>
 
====CBI and ED probe====
Anil Deshmukh is currently under investigation by the Indian [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] and [[Enforcement Directorate]], following accusations made by the former Mumbai [[Police commissioner]] [[Param Bir Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2021-08-29|title=Deshmukh case: ED summons Maha minister Anil Parab in money laundering case|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/deshmukh-case-ed-summons-maha-minister-anil-parab-in-money-laundering-case-121082900686_1.html|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref>  Deshmukh remained untraceable from July 2021 for a period of more than three months  and failed to appear before enforcement directorate five times during that period. However, on November 1, 2021, he voluntarily came to the ED office in Mumbai after the Bombay High court on October 30 denied his plea to cancel enforcement directorate,  and was formally arrested. The  Bombay High court set aside the judicial custody and remanded Deshmukh into custody till Nov. 12.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narayan|first1=Khushboo|date=2021|title=Anil Deshmukh arrested by ED in money laundering|work=The Indian Express|agency=Indian Express|issue=November 2, 2021|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/anil-deshmukh-appears-before-ed-7601849/|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> As of present he is trying for bail<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hakim|first=Sharmeen|date=2022-01-05|title=Money Laundering Case: Anil Deshmukh Approaches Mumbai Special Court For Default Bail|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/anil-deshmukh-pmla-case-money-laundering-default-bail-mumbai-188801|access-date=2022-01-07|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>
 
The probe has been criticized by NCP chief, [[Sharad Pawar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-18|title=Sharad Pawar says those who sent Anil Deshmukh to jail will pay the price|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/sharad-pawar-says-those-who-sent-anil-deshmukh-to-jail-will-pay-the-price-101637232241929.html|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
 
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==Controversies==
Accusations by ex-police commissioner of Mumbai [[Param Bir Singh]] were leveled, stating in a letter in March 2021 that [[Sachin Vaze]] was asked by Anil Deshmukh to collect Rs 100 crores 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}}</ref>  The former Mumbai police commissioner M N Singh has commented on letter saying "from the contents of the letter, it appears that our police personnel have become robbers and extortionists in uniform."<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-polices-image-dented-ex-top-cops/articleshow/81609368.cms Times Of India, Prafulla Marpakwar, Mar 21, 2021]</ref>
Rashmi Shukla, the Commissioner of State Intelligence (COI) has written a letter to the Maharashtra DGP, Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, on August 25, 2020, claiming a network of brokers involved in transferring police officers in exchange for money.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/cbi-probe-into-police-postings-racket-can-spell-more-trouble-for-maharashtra-cm-deshmukh-229359 CBI probe into police postings racket can spell more trouble for Maharashtra CM, Deshmukh, Tribune India, March 23]</ref> The Maharashtra NCP  housing minister Jitendra Ahwad has claimed that Rashmi Shukla had tapped phones illegally.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/then-acs-has-confirmed-ncp-reiterates-rashmi-shukla-illegally-tapped-phones-101616603882988.html ‘Then ACS has confirmed’: NCP reiterates Rashmi Shukla 'illegally' tapped phones, Karan Manral, MAR 24, 2021]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Sachin Vaze#2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case|2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case]]
* [[Sachin Vaze#2021 Antilia bomb scare case|2021 Mukesh Ambani/Antilia bomb scare case]]


== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:1950 births]]


[[mr:अनिल देशमुख]]
[[mr:अनिल देशमुख]]

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Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party. Deshmukh served as the Minister for Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021. Deshmukh resigned in 2021 as the Home Minister of Maharashtra due to allegations of extortion and laundering charges.[1]

Anil Deshmukh
Anil Deshmukh.png
Official Portrait, 2019
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 5 April 2021
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Preceded byDevendra Fadnavis
Succeeded byDilip Walse-Patil
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of
Katol, Maharashtra
Assumed office
24 October 2019
Preceded byAshish Deshmukh
In office
March 1995 – October 2014 (four terms)
Preceded bySunil Shinde
Succeeded byAshish Deshmukh
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
In office
October 2009 – October 2014
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan
Succeeded bySambhaji Patil Nilangekar
Minister of Public Works Department
Government of Maharashtra
In office
October 2004 – October 2009
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs
Government of Maharashtra
In office
October 1999 – October 2004
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Minister of State for Education and Culture
Government of Maharashtra
In office
March 1995 – October 1999
Chief MinisterManohar Joshi
Personal details
Born (1950-05-09) 9 May 1950 (age 75)
Katol, Maharashtra, India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
ResidenceNagpur
Alma materDr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth

Deshmukh has been a member of 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He had 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 familyEdit

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.[2][note 1]

Political careerEdit

Deshmukh served as the chairman of Nagpur Zilla Parishad during initial years of his political career. He first got elected to Maharashtra state assembly in 1995 from Katol as an independent candidate. He represented that constituency until 2014.[3][4] 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–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)
  • Public Works (Public Undertakings), Maharashtra State (2004 to 2008)
  • Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Maharashtra State (2009 -2014)

Deshmukh lost the Katol seat to his nephew, Ashish Deshmukh in 2014 assembly elections. However, he regained the Katol seat as the NCP candidate in the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections. Deshmukh was appointed Home Minister of Maharashtra when the 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.[5][6]

From 1995 to 1999Edit

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.[7]

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 2001Edit

Deshmukh held the portfolio 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 2004Edit

Deshmukh was a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government during this period and held the State Excise, Food & Drugs portfolio.

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 2008Edit

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 laterEdit

Deshmukh took charge of the Home Ministry of Maharashtra in the MVA coalition government led by Uddhav Thackeray after the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis.

He proposed the establishment of a specialized treatment 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.[8][9]

As a Home Minister, he introduced the ‘Self Balancing Electric Scooters’ (Segway) for Mumbai Police personnel that would help them while on patrolling duty.[10]

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.[11]

During his tenure, the home ministry declared ₹5,000,000 ex gratia to the families of police personnel who lost their lives to COVID-19.[12]

He also proffered one-rank promotion to fourteen police officers for their historic valor and courage during the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks.[13]

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.[14]

2021 accusations and resignation as Home ministerEdit

Former commissioner of Mumbai Police Param Bir Singh, in a letter in March 2021 accused Deshmukh of bribery.[15][16]

Deshmukh resigned from the post of the Home Minister of Maharashtra in the 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 leveled by former commissioner Param Bir Singh.[17]

CBI and ED probeEdit

Anil Deshmukh is currently under investigation by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, following accusations made by the former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh.[18] Deshmukh remained untraceable from July 2021 for a period of more than three months and failed to appear before enforcement directorate five times during that period. However, on November 1, 2021, he voluntarily came to the ED office in Mumbai after the Bombay High court on October 30 denied his plea to cancel enforcement directorate, and was formally arrested. The Bombay High court set aside the judicial custody and remanded Deshmukh into custody till Nov. 12.[19] As of present he is trying for bail[20]

The probe has been criticized by NCP chief, Sharad Pawar.[21]

Ministerial positions held in Government of MaharashtraEdit

SI No. Year Legislative Assembly Constituency Margin Party Post
1. 1995 9th Katol Independent Minister of State for Education and Culture
2. 1999 10th Katol Nationalist Congress Party Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs.
3. 2004 11th Katol Nationalist Congress Party Minister of Public Works Department
4. 2009 12th Katol Nationalist Congress Party Minister of Food & Civil supplies and Consumer Affairs
Lost the elections held in September 2014 to BJP's Ashish Deshmukh
5. 2019 14th Katol Nationalist Congress Party Minister of Home Affairs

See alsoEdit

FootnotesEdit

  1. ↑ The College of Agriculture has now shifted affiliation to Dr.Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (Agricultural University), Akola.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Narayan, Khushboo (2021). "Anil Deshmukh arrested by ED in money laundering". The Indian Express. No. November 2, 2021. Indian Express. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "2014 Candidate-Wise Vote Share".
  4. ↑ Ministers. maharashtra.gov.in.
  5. ↑ Maharashtra State Elections 2004. Election Commission of India.
  6. ↑ Party. Election Commission of India.
  7. ↑ "Achievement – Anil Deshmukh".
  8. ↑ Phadke, Manasi (17 December 2020). "The Maharashtra Shakti bill on crimes against women, children & why it's called 'draconian'".
  9. ↑ "Maha Shakti bill: Citizen feedback sought on draft Maharashtra Shakti bill | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "Mumbai Police get self-balancing electric scooters for patrolling; Akshay Kumar attends inaugural ceremony". www.timesnownews.com.
  11. ↑ "Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh takes public complaints at Pune Police Control Room". Pune Mirror.
  12. ↑ "Rs 50 lakh aid for kin of cops who succumb to COVID-19". Pune Mirror.
  13. ↑ "14 police officers to get one-rank promotion for capturing 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks convict Kasab". The New Indian Express.
  14. ↑ "60 वर्षात कोणत्याही गृहमंत्र्याने केलं नाही ते देशमुख यांनी केलं | eSakal". www.esakal.com.
  15. ↑ "'Rs 100 crore a month': Ex-Mumbai Police chief raises graft charges against Anil Deshmukh; Minister denies claims". 20 March 2021.
  16. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "CBI probe into police postings racket can spell more trouble for Maharashtra CM, Deshmukh". Tribuneindia News Service.
  17. ↑ "Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns". The Times of India. 5 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Deshmukh case: ED summons Maha minister Anil Parab in money laundering case". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  19. ↑ Narayan, Khushboo (2021). "Anil Deshmukh arrested by ED in money laundering". The Indian Express. No. November 2, 2021. Indian Express. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  20. ↑ Hakim, Sharmeen (5 January 2022). "Money Laundering Case: Anil Deshmukh Approaches Mumbai Special Court For Default Bail". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Sharad Pawar says those who sent Anil Deshmukh to jail will pay the price". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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