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Anil Deshmukh

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Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh is an Indian politician based in Maharashtra and a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He has represented the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Katol in the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He has also served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Maharashtra government.  

Earlier, he also served as the Minister of Public Works Department, Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Minister of State for Sports & Youth Affairs and Minister of State for Education and Culture in the Government of Maharashtra.
 
Deshmukh was born in the Vad Vihira village near Katol in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra. He studied in Katol High School and later attended the College of Agriculture, Nagpur, where he received a Master of Science degree in Agriculture awarded by Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola.
 

Political career

Deshmukh began his political career in Nagpur as chairman of the Nagpur Zilla Parishad. In 1995, he rebelled against Congress party leadership after he was denied a ticket in favour of the incumbent Sushil Shinde. He fought as an independent candidate in that year and got elected to the state Assembly. Deshmukh supported the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance which formed the government in 1995 and was made the Minister of State for Education. In 1999, he joined the newly formed NCP launched by Sharad Pawar. After the NCP-Congress alliance came to power in 1999, Deshmukh was made the Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Sports & Youth Welfare. He was later promoted as a Cabinet minister and was in charge of the Public Works Department, Excise, Food & Drugs, and Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.  
 
Deshmukh lost his Katol seat to his nephew Ashish Deshmukh in the 2014 Assembly elections but won it back in the 2019 elections. After the 2019 election, Deshmukh became the Home Minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, which was an unlikely alliance between Shiv Sena, NCP, and the Congress. The alliance elected Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister. Deshmukh also served as the Guardian Minister of the Gondia district.
 
Over the years, Deskhmukh has been involved in various initiatives such as establishing the Maharashtra Bhushan award, reforms in the school education sector, among others.
 
However, his last position as the Home Minister of Maharashtra made headlines for allegations of corruption levelled by former Police Commissioner of Mumbai Param Bir Singh and also for the explosive-laden SUV found outside India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani’s residence Antilia. He resigned as the home minister of Maharashtra in 2021.

Latest Updates on Anil Deshmukh

NCP (SP) has demanded a high-level probe into the incident which occurred on the last day of campaigning

Updated On: 20 Nov 2024 | 7:05 AM IST

Last week, the high court had extended the stay till December 27 on the CBI's request

Updated On: 28 Dec 2022 | 9:23 AM IST

The high court had said except for dismissed police officer Sachin Waze's statement none recorded by the CBI indicated money was extorted from bar owners in Mumbai at the behest of the politician

Updated On: 17 Dec 2022 | 3:55 PM IST

The two leaders want to participate in the Maharashtra legislative assembly floor test scheduled to be held on Thursday at 11 am.

Updated On: 29 Jun 2022 | 3:10 PM IST

SC said a further interpretation of Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, will be considered by it to examine whether arrested lawmakers MLAs and MPs could be allowed to vote in elections

Updated On: 20 Jun 2022 | 4:50 PM IST

The former Union minister was replying to a question, during a public interview here, about alleged misuse of central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate by the BJP government.

Updated On: 04 Jun 2022 | 11:45 PM IST

The CBI on Thursday filed a charge sheet against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh and others in connection with its probe into the Rs 100 crore bribery allegations

Updated On: 02 Jun 2022 | 6:19 PM IST

After hearing extensive arguments put forward by both the sides, the court expressed satisfaction with grounds cited for seeking further custody

Updated On: 11 Apr 2022 | 11:41 PM IST

A special CBI court here on Wednesday remanded Anil Deshmukh to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) custody till April 11 in a corruption case registered against him and others

Updated On: 07 Apr 2022 | 11:18 PM IST

A special CBI court here on Wednesday remanded minister Anil Deshmukh to the Central Bureau of Investigation's custody till April 11 in a corruption case registered against him and others

Updated On: 06 Apr 2022 | 6:25 PM IST

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take his custody in a separate corruption case

Updated On: 04 Apr 2022 | 5:33 PM IST

Waze had filed an application before the Chandiwal Commission on January 21 this year seeking to summon the then joint commissioner of police (Crime) Bharambe for examination before the Commission

Updated On: 01 Mar 2022 | 10:11 PM IST

Waze was also being pressurized in prison to change his statements, Singh, a former Mumbai police commissioner, has alleged

Updated On: 02 Feb 2022 | 7:51 PM IST