Deshmukh buckles under pressure, offers to quit

AS YOU LIKE IT: Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh says he will accept the high command's decision.

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New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, under public scrutiny over poor handling of state security situation, offered to resign on Monday.

“In the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting day before yesterday I offered to resign. The party high command has not taken any decision on this so far but whatever they decide I will accept,” Deshmukh said.

Countering criticism from Opposition, he said, “When attack on Parliament happened, BJP Home Minister did not resign. However, when attacks on Mumbai happened, our Home Minister resigned therefore BJP has no right to say anything.”

Deshmukh drew a lot of public ire after he visited the Taj Mahal Hotel with his actor son Riteish Deshmukh and his producer friend Ram Gopal Varma to oversee the damage.

Earlier during the day, he accepted the resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister RR Patil, who too has been facing widespread criticism after he described Mumbai terror strikes as ‘minor incident.’

“We have accepted the resignation of RR Patil,” Deshmukh said. “Patil had sent a one-liner resignation. All he writes is that he is resigning.”

Meanwhile, Deshmukh has announced several corrective measures in order to tackle the poor anti-terror mechanism in the state.

“We will form Maharashtra Security Guard on the lines of National Security Guard with four months,” he said.

“The last Cabinet meeting had decided to form Maharashtra State Security Guard, along the line of National Security Guard. At the next meeting, we will decide to take it forward and implement it,” Deshmukh added.

He announced plan to form 24 coastal police stations and set up a unified security command for Maharashtra.

“All fishermen will be given ID cards,” he said.

Apart from the above measures, he declared that state government would train people and deploy security personnel for safety at hospitals.