Maha needs full-time Home minister: Uddhav after meeting CM

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and put forward his demand for a full-time Home Minister, following recent attacks on police personnel in the state.

“We are not demanding that there should be a separate Home minister merely because we have a penchant to do so. The police, society and the state want a full-time minister, a Home minister who can function efficiently,” he told reporters after the meeting.

Thackeray met Fadnavis over the concerns harboured by families of policemen after the attacks. Uddhav also sought stringent action against those involved in attempted drowning of a policeman during immersion of Ganesh idol in Kalyan in Thane district.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister said a committee will be formed to address issues related to police and families. Their family members will be included in this committee, he said. Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, is “capable and competent, but has been overburdened by work lately,” 

Sena chief said. “I think the Home Department needs a separate minister to check attacks on police. “I demanded three things from the CM — safety of cops in state, proper implementation of law, and strict punishment to attackers,” the Sena president said. Thackeray, who met  Fadnavis at his official residence.