Former Mumbai Commissioner Sanjay Pandey (File Photo)
Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, political parties have started expanding their factions. In this sequence today a famous face is going to join the Congress party. Former Mumbai Commissioner Sanjay Pandey has decided to join the Congress party. Sanjay Pandey will join the Congress today at 4 pm. Sanjay Pandey will join the Congress in the presence of Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad.
According to the information so far, Congress may field Sanjay Pandey from Versova assembly seat. This is his favorite seat. Congress can land him in Mumbai as the North Indian face. Sanjay Pandey has been a student of IIT Kanpur. He has served in the police force in Mumbai for a long time.
Also associated with controversies
Former IPS of 1986 batch Sanjay Pandey is a well-known personality of Mumbai. His name has been in controversies many times. Also facing ED action. Sanjay Pandey is considered close to Uddhav Thackeray. Before his retirement, he was given the important post of Mumbai Police Commissioner for a few months. He was arrested by ED and CBI in July, September 2022. Meanwhile, he had to stay in jail for five months. However, the Delhi High Court granted bail on 8 December 2022.
Lok Sabha elections were also discussed
This is the reason why Sanjay Pandey is called ‘Tihar Return’ as well as ‘PMLA Accused’. Earlier there were speculations that Sanjay Pandey would contest as an independent during the Lok Sabha elections as well. At the time of the Lok Sabha elections, there was talk that he might contest as an independent candidate from the North Central parliamentary seat. However, he later refuted these speculations by posting on social media. He said that now he is not ready to join politics.
