Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister resign
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Monday to own up moral responsibility for the Mumbai terror siege that killed at least 183 people.
"Patil tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in the morning owning up moral responsibility for the Mumbai attack," Patil's aide said.
"He has gone by his conscience and decided to step down," the aide said.
Patil, who was also the state Home Minister, had drawn flak for his remark that "small incidents like this do happen in big cities," a reference to the Mumbai terror attack that began on Wednesday and went on till Saturday.
