Maharashtra: NCP leaders Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare meets Nawab Malik
Aug 15, 2023
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 16 : As Nationalist Congress Party NCP) leader Nawab Malik is yet to make his stand clear on warring factions of the Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, party leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare on Tuesday met Malik at his residence in Mumbai.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to NCP leader Malik for two months on medical condition in a money laundering case.
"We came here to meet our friend, Nawab Malik, who wants to know about his condition and there is no political discussion with him. He is our colleague and good friend. It was a normal meeting with the NCP leader," Praful Patel said.
Earlier on July 2, Pawar, along with nine MLAs, joined Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra.
He further said that "We don't want to do any political discussion with Nawab Malik as his health condition is not good. He had a problem with his kidney and he got medical bail from the court. Ajit Pawar will speak with him for sure," he added.
A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi said that bail is being granted to Nawab only on medical grounds and not on merits.
The bench in its order said, “The petitioner is at present in hospital, Mumbai, being treated for ailments related to the kidney and other ailments. Let him be released on medical bail for two months. Let a counter affidavit be filed to the main petition within five weeks and a rejoinder thereafter in three weeks. List after 10 weeks. Bail granted. We are passing the order strictly on medical conditions and have not entered merits.”
Malik, while seeking bail on health grounds had claimed he was suffering from a chronic kidney disease apart from various other ailments.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested Malik in February 2022 alleging that he usurped a property in Kurla with the help of Dawood Ibrahim's late sister Haseena Parkar between 1999-2006.
ED alleged that since Parkar handled Dawood’s illegal businesses, the money was ultimately used for terror funding.
