Congress leader seeks dismissal of Sunil Kedar from Cabinet, write to Maharashtra CM
The Hindu
Ashish Deshmukh alleged the Mr. Kedar had gotten his lawyer-friend appointed as the government pleader in a case in which he was the accused.
Congress leader Ashish Deshmukh has written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, demanding dismissal of party minister Sunil Kedar from the State Cabinet. Alleging that Mr. Kedar got his lawyer-friend — head of the State Congress legal cell — appointed as the government pleader in a case in which he was an accused, Mr. Deshmukh, in his letter dated August 22, said it amounted to “conflict of interest” and should not be allowed to fight the case. The letter added that this was done “with an aim to not plead his case strongly to make it possible for him to get acquitted”. Mr. Deshmukh demanded cancellation of the lawyer’s appointment as government pleader in the case and dismissal of Mr. Kedar from the State Cabinet.
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