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Uddhav Thackeray (Photo: ANI)
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded the dismissal of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, targeting it over the law and order situation in the state. Addressing a press conference here, he also demanded that President’s rule be imposed in the state and fresh elections held.
“We demand dismissal of the Maharashtra government,” Thackeray said, citing the law and order situation in the state after a leader of his party was shot dead in Dahisar on Thursday night. The former chief minister also accused the state government of protecting gangsters.
Former corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar (40), son of Sena (UBT) leader Vinod Ghosalkar, was shot dead during a Facebook Live by local businessman and social activist Mauris Noronha on Thursday night. Noronha then committed suicide, police said.
Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ganpat Gaikwad shot and injured a local leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena at a police station in Ulhasnagar near Mumbai on February 2 over a land dispute. and political rivalry.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his urgent intervention over the “deteriorating” law and order situation in Maharashtra.
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First published: February 10, 2024 | 14:53 IS
