Uddhav Thackeray met Devendra Fadnavis over concerns harboured by families of policemen after attacks.
Mumbai:
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today 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 said.
Mr Thackeray met Mr Fadnavis over the concerns harboured by families of policemen after the attacks.
Mr Thackeray 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.
Mr Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, is "capable and competent, but has been overburdened by work lately," Mr Thackeray 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 Shiv Sena president said.
Mr Thackeray, who met Mr Fadnavis at his official residence 'Varsha 'in Malabar Hill area of South Mumbai, was accompanied by a few Sena ministers Subhash Desai, Diwakar Raote and Deepak Kesarkar and families of policemen.
Mr Kesarkar is the Minister of State for Home.
The police families residing in Worli's BDD chawl had expressed their anger over the attack on traffic cop Vilas Shinde, who was allegedly beaten up by two youths following which he succumbed to his injuries on August 31.
"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 said.
Mr Thackeray met Mr Fadnavis over the concerns harboured by families of policemen after the attacks.
Mr Thackeray 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.
Mr Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, is "capable and competent, but has been overburdened by work lately," Mr Thackeray 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 Shiv Sena president said.
Mr Thackeray, who met Mr Fadnavis at his official residence 'Varsha 'in Malabar Hill area of South Mumbai, was accompanied by a few Sena ministers Subhash Desai, Diwakar Raote and Deepak Kesarkar and families of policemen.
Mr Kesarkar is the Minister of State for Home.
The police families residing in Worli's BDD chawl had expressed their anger over the attack on traffic cop Vilas Shinde, who was allegedly beaten up by two youths following which he succumbed to his injuries on August 31.
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