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Three proposals for Sputnik V vaccines have come from... PG 04 << VIEWS & VISION OF CITY Volume: 12, Issue: 240 FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021, MUMBAI 12 Pages, ₹2 /- RNI No. MAHENG/2009/29332 www.afternoonvoice.com Accusation By Kirit Somaiya Is Politically Motivated - Anil Parab PARAB REFUTES ALL THE ALLEGATIONS MADE BY BJP BJP are playing Dr. Vaidehi Taman image of our party and its minister tried to get the resort vendetta politics afternoon_voice leaders”. “Whoever has built legalised by forging the to malign the image that resort will answer the documents after May 11 after AR Rahman's of our party and its nil Parab a Shiv Sena investigations; meanwhile I the expose of the issue. leader and Transport have got nothing to do with this Whereas Kirit Somaiya has leaders. Whoever has AM i n i s t e r f r o m project called Sai Resort at lodged a complaint with Union '99 Songs' built that resort will Maharashtra maintained calm Dapoli, dragging my name in Environment Minister Prakash answer the over BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s irrelevant controversy will Javadekar against Maharashtra accusations stating that these make no sense.” cabinet minister Anil Parab, to have ... investigations; allegations are politically “I am a law-abiding citizen accusing him of illegally PG 12 << meanwhile I have got motivated. first and then a political leader, constructing a resort in Ratnagiri nothing to do with While speaking to Afternoon I am sure I have not abused during the COVID-19 lockdown. Voice the Shiv Sena leader Anil powers given to me. Opposition this project called Sai Parab said, “BJP is is doing its job, let them. I will Resort at Dapoli, c r e a t i n g f a l s e answer all their allegations dragging my perception about when time comes,” Parab stated many leaders further. name in like me, being Whereas the BJP alleged that irrelevant in opposition Parab had not obtained any controversy they are playing permission under the CRZ or vendetta politics any other legal permission for will make no to malign the the construction. The state sense.” Pinarayi Vijayan Takes Oath As ... Sai Resort at Dapoli CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PG 05 << BJP’s recurrent attacks on Shiv Sena leaders ends up in daily soap ince 2019, most Shiv Sena leaders were on the opposition’s radar Minister Anil Deshmukh and demand a "strict action" against Goswami for some or other reasons including Uddhav Thackeray and his for making accusations against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Sson Aaditya Thackeray. Uddhav Thackeray attempted to bring Arnab and his gang went irrepressible in attacking Uddhav Thackeray, BJP in its senses by saying no to their arrogance. No matter what it is Aaditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut. There were series of episodes on always Shiv Sena for Mumbai and Mumbai for Shiv Sena. And believe them by all these BJP counterparts and its supporters. me, I'm born and raised here, Shiv Sainiks are not those that are portrayed Somehow, Mumbai Police arrested Goswami in connection with the by the media or non-Marathi speaking migrated people. The locals and case related to the suicide of an architect and his mother in 2018. Anvay Shiv Sainiks have a strong bond with each other. Naik and his mother allegedly committed suicide over non-payment of The first controversy triggered Bollywood actor Sushant Singh dues by Goswami's Republic Network. Naik’s daughter had claimed that Rajput’s death and a series of verbal wars between the Republic TV chief non-payment of dues was the reason that drove her father and Arnab Goswami (a BJP supporter) and the Shiv Sena went on. Finally, Dr.Vaidehi Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant had to meet then Maharashtra Home CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 afternoonvoice.com/editorial [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 Editoritis AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 02 BJP’s recurrent attacks on Shiv Sena Accusation By Kirit Somaiya Is leaders ends up in daily soap Politically Motivated << PAGE 1 Anil Deshmukh and former API Sachin Vaze were allegedly involved. This news hit the headlines and there were - Anil Parab grandmother to commit suicide in May 2018. thousands of circulations on social media. At last, Arvind << While Arnab was caged, film actress Kangana Ranaut took Sawant called the press and exposed her false claims. PAGE 1 the lead on behalf of BJP and trained her guns at Uddhav In fresh trouble for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Thackeray and Sanjay Raut. A part of Kangana Ranaut's Aghadi government, another of its minister, Anil Parab is now Meanwhile, MLA Mihir Kotecha, MLA bungalow in Mumbai was demolished by the BMC. While the battling allegations of extortion. The 56-year-old Parab has Rahul Narvekar, Sanjay Upadhyay will municipal authority claimed that there was an illegal worked his way within the party from an ordinary karyakarta meet Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat construction underway, the actor had said that it was done to to a surprise pick in the Thackeray-led cabinet — chosen over Singh Koshyari on Friday, May 21 at noon scare her from not speaking up against the 'movie mafia' in more senior leaders such as Diwakar Raote and Ramdas to demand Investigation and action Bollywood. Kadam. against minister Anil Parab for forgery and With Goswami’s release and fresh TRP case investigation Parab is one of Uddhav’s close confidantes within the Shiv illegal construction of Rs 10 crore Sai somehow the media trials by his channel came to a halt. But, Sena. Parab gained prominence in 2017 after the Shiv Sena Resort at Dapoli. soon there was fresh trouble for Shiv Sena spokesperson and and BJP broke the alliance and fought the Mumbai civic G o p a l S h e t t y , B J P MLA Pratap Sarnaik, the ED and CBI raided his resort and elections independently. During the elections, Parab Member of Parliament house. The reasons behind the raids are still unknown. BJP countered all the attacks of the BJP including its attempt to from Mumbai North said, leader Kirit Somaiya claimed that Pratap Sarnaik had bought bend Sena over the allegations of corruption in BMC. "I would be accompanying 78 acres of land at Titwala from NSEL scam money. Pratap Within months, Parab was named as the party’s group Kirit Somaiya’s delegation Sarnaik’s partner Yogesh Deshmukh was arrested by ED. leader in the legislative council by marginalising the veterans. t o m e e t h o n o u r a b l e Sarnaik was also named in the MMRDA Enforcement Over the years, Parab gained the confidence of Uddhav Governor to seek investigations i n t o Directorate that had summoned Sarnaik for its probe into a Thackeray by playing vital roles for the party. He had a key Rs 10 crore Sai Resort at Dapoli fraud by money laundering case involving TopsGrup. The agency had role in the party’s election strategies in the Lok Sabha and Shiv Sena leader." raided various premises linked to his family in Mumbai and state assembly polls in 2019. Since then, Parab has emerged BJP leader Ram Kadam neighbouring Thane. This incident gave media houses and as the trouble-shooter for the party and has been attacking the who is also a social activist social media samurais some fodder to nibble Shiv Sena but BJP over government matters on the advice of Thackeray. told Afternoon Voice "It is they could hardly gaze at anything in this occurrence. Thackeray had assigned Parab on many instances to a matter of ethics, my only Every day one Shiv Sena leader was picked up and thrown counter the BJP on multiple issues in the past one-and-a-half reason behind meeting the in a clamour, BJP tried its level best to malign the image of the years. Parab has been on the radar of the opposition party Governor with Kirit Somaiya party. They were hell-bent on creating unrest within Maha since his induction in the cabinet in 2019 and the crucial role is to make sure no one should abuse the Vikas Aghadi by selectively targeting all Shiv Sena leaders he played on important matters of the government. Therefore, power. Anil Parab is a Cabinet minister one by one. In a way, they were licking their wounds by doing BJP assumed that any attack on Parab is an indirect attack on of state, fraud committed by him needs to all this. BJP is yet to forget the shock of humiliation of losing Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. be investigated, and till then he should power in the state. Under such circumstances, BJP was Well! At such a crucial pandemic time when the state is resign and support the inquiry. This is playing politics about everything and opposing the state battling with various critical issues, BJP should mend their where we have ideological differences." government on each and every issue. ways. Meanwhile, BJP has attacked many Shiv Sena leaders Though the land is agricultural, In the meantime, BJP’s Navneet Kaur Rana had then using ED, CBI and their favourite media house trials and IT construction was done during the COVID written a letter to Om Birla, the speaker of the Lok Sabha by cells trolls but could not conclude proving anything against lockdown. Somaiya said, “We demand alleging that Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant had threatened Shiv Sena or anyone guilty or wrong, the same could be the Criminal Action against Shivsena Minister her in the parliament’s lobby after she had demanded a probe fate in Anil Parab’s controversy.