Deshmukh skips terror debate

Instead, Deshmukh stayed away from the discussion. Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is likely to file the reply on the motion tomorrow.

When contacted, Deshmukh confirmed that he had not attended the House proceedings in Nagpur. He is in the process of shifting from the Chief Minister8217;s official residence at Varsha on Malabar Hill to his apartment in Worli. He said he would be present in the House on Monday. He is scheduled to vacate Varsha on Thursday.

In sharp contrast, former deputy chief minister and home minister R.R Patil had vacated his official residence 8212; Chitrakoot 8212; immediately after resigning from his post. He was later allocated a room in the MLAs8217; Hostel at Nariman Point, near Mantralaya, as a legislator from the Tasgaon constituency in Western Maharashtra8217;s Sangli.

Deshmukh has occupied the Chief Minister8217;s official residence twice during his two tenures from 1999 to 2003 and November 2004 to December 2008.

Former revenue minister Narayan Rane, who was the chief minister from February 1999 to October 1999 during the Shiv Sena-BJP rule and expressed his anger at the Congress for not making him chief minister this time too, lived in the adjoining bungalow of Dnyaneshwari during his tenure in the Deshmukh government.