Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar’s passport has been confiscated for allegedly concealing some private data. The complaint was lodged by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mitesh Bhangadia. In it, he had accused Wadettiwar of hiding the criminal instances against him. However, Wadettiwar claimed that it was a political conspiracy against him.
Bhangadia had lodged many complaints from the Chief Minister to the Passport Office. He later went to the High Court when no action was taken.
Bhangadia, in his complaint, had mentioned that Wadettiwar had offered the permanent address of Manora MLA hostel for the passport. NOC was taken from the nearby police station. However, there have been no information relating to criminal instances against him.
Wadettiwar has strongly denied charges and claimed it was a aspect of political conspiracy against him as he has been taking up the trigger of OBC neighborhood. “I have no criminal cases against me, but only four minor political cases. I have a letter from the Special Branch stating that there are no criminal cases against me. The police should have verified. This is a political conspiracy against me,” he claimed.