Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited the household of Somanth Suryavanshi, who died whereas in police custody in Maharashtra’s Parbhani metropolis, and accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of making an attempt to protect police personnel concerned within the case, drawing a powerful response from the BJP chief.
“Rahul Gandhi’s go to to Parbhani was politically motivated. His sole goal is to unfold division amongst folks and totally different castes. He has been constantly doing this for years. I feel he has accomplished his job of spreading hatred in Parbhani,” Fadnavis informed reporters in Pune.
After assembly Suryavanshi’s household in Parbhani, Gandhi mentioned, “Suryavanshi’s loss of life is cent per cent custodial loss of life. He has been murdered by police personnel. The chief minister has lied within the State Meeting to ship a ‘message’ to the police. The youth was killed as a result of he was a Dalit and was making an attempt to guard the Structure.”
Gandhi added that his go to was about securing justice for Suryavanshi’s household.
Suryavanshi was amongst over 50 folks arrested in reference to the violence that erupted after a glass-enclosed reproduction of the Structure close to B R Ambedkar’s statue exterior the Parbhani railway station was vandalised on December 10.
Fadnavis mentioned his authorities is delicate to the problem and has ordered a judicial investigation into the matter. “Within the judicial probe, all info and truths will come out. There is no such thing as a motive for us to cover something. If anybody is discovered responsible, we’ll take strict motion towards them,” he mentioned.
The chief minister additionally mentioned that NCP chief Sharad Pawar had contacted him relating to two incidents in Parbhani and Beed. “I’ve informed him that I’m trying into each the incidents,” he mentioned.
Fadnavis additional mentioned the central authorities has sanctioned practically 20 lakh homes below the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for the state.
“For this yr, the Centre had sanctioned six lakh homes for Maharashtra. This goal has now been elevated to 13 lakh extra homes. That is the largest present given by the Modi authorities to Maharashtra. Within the nation’s historical past, no different state has obtained sanction for such a lot of homes in a single yr below the PMAY. With the sanction of 20 lakh homes, Maharashtra will see a discount within the variety of homeless folks,” he mentioned.
Fadnavis additionally mentioned the central authorities has relaxed the norms for the PMAY. “Those that missed out on earlier surveys, like farmers and labourers, shall be included within the new survey,” he added.
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