Maharashtra Minorities Affairs Minister Nawab Malik announced that he would be travelling to Dubai for four days after taking all requisite Central and State governments' clearances.

In a tongue-in-cheek farewell tweet, Malik formally requested "all government agencies keep an eye on me and track my movement" while he is abroad. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National Spokesperson has been in the limelight for carrying out an unprecedented 'in-depth investigation' against the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede on various issues.