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Mumbai Live News Updates: NCP writes to Maharashtra DGP seeking withdrawal of vehicles bought using Nirbhaya fund being used as MP, MLAs’ escort – The Indian Express

Mumbai news live: One of the new Bolero vehicles parked outside a police station. It was requisitioned for providing security.

Mumbai Live News Today: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wrote to the Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) demanding immediate withdrawal of police vehicles purchased under the Nirbhaya fund and currently deployed for the security of MLAs belonging to the Eknath Shinde-led government. In a letter to the DGP, party’s chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said that the vehicles must be immediately sent back to the Nirbhaya squad.

In other news, the Bombay High Court Monday granted bail to former Maharashtra home minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The bench directed that Deshmukh be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh along with sureties of like amount and asked him to cooperate with the probe. After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought a stay on effect of the bail order to approach the Supreme Court, the high court said the order will be effective after ten days.

Meanwhile, leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) met here on Sunday to discuss preparations for a protest march organised by the Opposition bloc against the Eknath Shinde-BJP government on December 17 on various issues. The march will commence from Jijamata Udyan at 11.30 am and culminate at CSMT station in south Mumbai, a distance of almost 4 km, Congress leader Naseem Khan said. He said the insult of icons, the Maharashtra -Karnataka boundary dispute are among the issues that will be highlighted during the upcoming protest. Leaders of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, and Samajwadi Party will take part in the agitation, according to news agency PTI.

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