Param Bir Singh's Letter Dented Maharashtra Home Department's Image: Sena

The Sena also said this issue has now become a "matter of prestige" for the party-led government, a day after Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ruled out the resignation of Anil Deshmukh.

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi government enjoys a "good majority" and it will not fall because of "one official" even as it admitted that ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh's allegations of corruption against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh have maligned the image of the latter's department. The Sena also said this issue has now become a "matter of prestige" for the party-led government, a day after Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ruled out the resignation of Anil Deshmukh. In the editorial in the Sena mouthpiece ''Saamana'', the party said the fire will erupt if the BJP tries to undermine the majority enjoyed by the MVA government. The MVA comprises the Sena, NCP and Congress. A major political storm erupted in Maharashtra after Param Bir Singh wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray last week claiming that Anil Deshmukh had asked police officers to collect Rs 100 crore monthly, including Rs 50-60 crore from bars and hotels in Mumbai.