Updated April 7th, 2020 at 21:54 IST
Engineer allegedly beaten up at Minister Jitendra Awhad's home; BJP demands his ouster
BJP's Devendra Fadnavis demanded the immediate ouster of Minister Jitendra Awhad from the state Cabinet after a person was beaten up at the latter's residence
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On Tuesday, Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to immediately sack Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad from the Cabinet. He termed the incident where a person was allegedly dragged to the aforesaid Minister's house by his security personnel and badly beaten up as "extremely grave". While acknowledging that an individual had a right to file a complaint against the misuse of social media, he contended that no semblance of law and order would exist in the state if the governing class took law into their own hands. Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil also condemned the alleged misuse of authority by Awhad.
एखाद्या व्यक्तीला मंत्र्यांच्या सुरक्षारक्षकाने, मंत्र्यांच्या घरी नेऊन, मंत्र्यांच्या उपस्थितीत बेदम मारहाण करणे, ही अतिशय गंभीर घटना आहे.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) April 7, 2020
मुख्यमंत्री मा. उद्धवजी ठाकरे यांनी मंत्री जितेंद्र आव्हाड याना मंत्रिमंडळातून तत्काळ बडतर्फ करावे. @CMOMaharashtra
Read: Maharashtra Min Awhad Slams PM's '9 PM - 9 Mins' Appeal: 'Will Disobey, Not Light Candle'
सामान्य माणसांवर अन्याय झाला तर त्याविरुद्ध आवाज उठवणे गैर नाही.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) April 7, 2020
न घाबरता प्रत्येकाला आपले मत मांडता आले पाहिजे.
सोशल मीडियाचा कुणी चुकीचा वापर केला तर तक्रार करण्याचा आपला अधिकार अबाधित आहे.
पण शासनकर्तेच मारहाण करीत असतील, तर कायद्याचे राज्यच अस्तित्वात राहणार नाही.
Read: Ashok Chavan Warns Jitendra Awhad For His Remark On Indira Gandhi, Says Don't Disrespect
Thane resident alleges thrashing at Awhad's residence
Awhad had publicly opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to light a lamp at 9 pm on April 5. He lamented that problems such as lack of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers and fewer tests had not been addressed. Subsequently, a civil engineer in Thane posted a reportedly offensive social media post ridiculing Awhad.
As per the complainant's account in the FIR registered at the Vartak Nagar Police station, two constables reached his house and took him to the Maharashtra Housing Minister's bungalow. Thereafter, the engineer was allegedly beaten badly by the police constables and goons with lathis, belts and bamboo sticks. While Awhad has refrained from directly commenting on the veracity of the incident, he wrote on Twitter stressing that he did not support lawlessness.
Read: Maha Minister Jitendra Awhad Dubs Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad Cases As BJP's Conspiracy
Read: NCP's Jitendra Awhad Tweets His Journey From A Chawl To Becoming A Housing Minister
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Published April 7th, 2020 at 21:54 IST
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