Uddhav's dig at Mumbai ex-top cop,Complainant Absconding

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday took an apparent dig at former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, as he said that there is a case in the state where the complainant has gone missing. Thackeray made the statement at the inauguration of two wings of the annexe building at the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court. Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijuju, Supreme Court judge Justice D Y Chandrachud, and others were present on the occasion.

Thackeray said that "Justice DY Chandrachud pointed to a case where the accused is absconding since 1958 in Maharashtra. But in this state, we have a complainant who is missing. He complained and is now missing. This is something that needs to be looked into," he said. Thakarey also spoke about the importance of the "four pillars of Democracy" - judiciary, executive, legislature, and media - working together. "There is pressure on the democracy due to pressure on the pillar of the judiciary. People want justice and even if one of the pillars collapses, democracy will collapse and then any number of pillars will not work. But I am sure our pillars are strong enough to not collapse," he said.

In his address,Rijiju appreciated the coming together of the Centre and the Maharashtra government for the cause of the judiciary. "Politics is the essence of democracy, but when it comes to Judiciary, there is no politics. Former CM Devendra Fadnavis laid the foundation for this building and today, the present CM Thackeray is laying the foundation. This is the team spirit and teamwork and we will continue to work in this manner," he said.