Mumbai: Former Chief Minister of Maharasthra alleged that NCP leader and minister Nawab Malik has close links with the underworld.

Mr. Fadnavis said that he will be waiting for Diwali to present the clinching evidence against Malik for his connections with underworld.

Mr. Fadnavis responding to the allegation of Malik against him, regarding farmer had appeared in a music video financed by a drug peddler who is currently in jail. Fadnavis said it's laughable and he hit out NCP leader for his links with the underworld gang.

“I am waiting for Diwali to get more evidence against his connections with the underworld. Those who have relations with underworld should not speak about me, I will present evidence against him, just waiting for Diwali”, Mr. Fadnavis said in a press conference here on Monday.  

The "River song" project had the former Chief Minister's wife Amruta Fadnavis as the singer.

The former Chief Minister questioned the mental stability of Mr Malik and pointed out that the "River March" team, which produced the video, had already clarified yesterday that Jaydeep Rana, the person listed as the "Finance Head" of the video in question, was hired by its creative team. "The picture is four years old and is being circulated now," he clarified.

"Neither my wife nor I have any relations with that person. He is making allegations against the BJP based on just one picture. His son-in-law was caught with drugs, does that make NCP a party of drug suppliers?" he said.

Malik was in news since one month, he made scandalous allegations against NCB Zonal officer Sameer Wankhede for arresting Aryan Khan in cruise ship drug case.

Malik alleged that Wankhede has produced fake caste certificate to get government job. He has also targeting film stars and celebrities for settling score against them for not giving chance to his wife in film field, Mr. Sameer accuses.

Fadnavis said that Malik is trying to pressurize the NCB into making the charge sheet against his son-in-law weaker. He has lit a tiny firecracker before Diwali but I will light a big one after the festival," the former Chief Minister said.