21 Facts About Anil Deshmukh

Anil Deshmukh is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party.

Anil Deshmukh resigned in 2021 as the Home Minister of Maharashtra due to allegations of money laundering and other charges by Param Bir Singh.

Anil Deshmukh was arrested by ED and was kept in custody for 1 year before being released by a court order.

Anil Deshmukh has been a member of 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Katol.

Anil Deshmukh has two sons named Salil Deshmukh and Hrishikesh Deshmukh.

Anil Deshmukh is Founder of Nagpur Institute Of Technology located at Katol Road, Nagpur.

Anil Deshmukh served as the chairman of Nagpur Zilla Parishad during initial years of his political career.

Anil Deshmukh first got elected to Maharashtra state assembly in 1995 from Katol as an independent candidate.

Anil Deshmukh later joined the Nationalist Congress Party, a party formed in 1999.

Anil Deshmukh was promoted as a Cabinet Minister in the state government.

Anil Deshmukh lost the Katol seat to his nephew, Ashish Anil Deshmukh in 2014 assembly elections.

Anil Deshmukh was appointed Home Minister of Maharashtra when the MVA alliance of NCP, Shiv sena and Congress led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray came to power in November 2019.

Anil Deshmukh is said to have been involved in setting up the Maharashtra Bhushan award, the highest civilian honour in the state of Maharashtra.

Anil Deshmukh was active in the drive to reduce the weight of bags carried by students enrolled in schools affiliated with Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.

Anil Deshmukh took charge of the Home Ministry of Maharashtra in the MVA coalition government led by Uddhav Thackeray after the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis.

Anil Deshmukh proposed the establishment of a specialized treatment center for the police personnel infected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anil Deshmukh famously attended the complaint calls at the Pune city police control room on New Year's Eve and celebrated the same with police personnel.

Anil Deshmukh resigned from the post of the Home Minister of Maharashtra in the MVA coalition government led by CM Uddhav Thackeray after the Bombay high court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations of corruption and misconduct leveled by former commissioner Param Bir Singh.

Anil Deshmukh is currently under investigation by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, following accusations made by the former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

Anil Deshmukh remained untraceable from July 2021 for a period of more than three months and failed to appear before enforcement directorate five times during that period.

In January 2022, Anil Deshmukh filed for a bail plea as usual but was rejected by the Special Court and is currently lodged at the Arthur Jail.