EVEN as NCP minister Dhananjay Munde lastly tendered his resignation from the Mahayuti authorities, Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday sought to know from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar the explanation for the inordinate delay for his ouster. Apparently, BJP MLA Suresh Dhas claimed the chief minister had requested Munde to resign by 10 am on Tuesday or he can be sacked.
“Munde has resigned 84 days after the homicide of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh and solely after the brutality of his associates went viral… For 2-and-a-half months, not simply folks of Beed however from throughout Maharashtra, there was fixed demand for resignation of Munde. The chargesheet within the case was submitted two days again. Earlier than the chargesheeted was submitted, each the CM and Deputy CM have been conscious of the brutality of homicide. I wish to know why did they maintain silent all this whereas? Why has it taken so lengthy for ask Munde to resign,” stated Sule whereas talking to The Indian Specific.
Sule stated Ajit Pawar owes a proof for his silence because the nationwide chief of his social gathering however even Fadnavis, the House minister of Maharashtra, may have quite a lot of explaining to do. “Ajit Pawar is the nationwide chief of NCP however Fadnavis can be the House minister. He like Ajit Pawar was absolutely conscious of the main points of the case together with the brutal manner by which Deshmukh was murdered. But each select to keet silent,” she stated.
Sule additionally demanded that not simply all these concerned within the case but in addition all those that shielded the accused must be punished. “Regardless of who they’re and the way massive they’re, those that protected and shielded the accused must be punished,” she stated.
Sule stated “obtainable proof clearly suggests Munde must be made a co-accused”. “Undoubtely, Munde ought to now be made the co-accused within the case… Even BJP MLA Suresh Dhas and a number of other others have made the identical demand,” she stated.
Dhas stated, “There was 100 per cent delay in Munde’s resignation from the cupboard. Two-three weeks again, Ajit Pawar spoke about how he had resigned when allegations have been made in opposition to him within the irrigation rip-off. Ajit Pawar had clearly hinted that Munde also needs to resign proudly owning ethical accountability. Munde ought to have instantly resigned however he didn’t. Even a few days again, Pawar requested Munde to give up however he refused to pay attention.”
Dhas stated on Monday night, Fadnavis met Munde at Sahyadri visitor home. “My data is that on the assembly state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Ajit Pawar have been additionally current. In the course of the assembly, the chief minister advised Munde that if he doesn’t resign by Tuesday morning, he’ll ship a letter to the Governor to drop him from the cupboard. Solely after this warning from the CM, Munde resigned,” he claimed.
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“Although the images of the homicide went viral on Monday, throughout my speech within the state Meeting on December 16, 2024, I had highlighted how Deshmukh was brutally executed to dying. I had first gleaned the details about the brutality of the homicide from the villagers of Massajog after which positioned it earlier than the Home. I had turned emotional and so did all the Home,” he stated.
Dhas, nevertheless, stated the chief minister was not conscious of the images of the homicide. “Solely after the chargesheet was filed, the brutality of the homicide has come to gentle within the type of the images. And that’s why the CM instantly summoned Munde to Sahayadri visitor home and requested him to resign,” he stated.
Congress MLC Satej Patil, who’s social gathering’s chief within the Council stated, “Munde has lastly resigned. The resignation has come solely after the images of the brutal homicide went viral. There was a transparent delay in his resignation when folks of Beed and even political leaders from totally different events had raised the pitch in regards to the method by which Deshmukh was murdered. The query is, why did the Mahayuti authorities take so lengthy for asking Munde to tender his resignation?”
Whereas welcoming Munde’s resignation, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil stated, “No matter has occurred is nice. The intention of Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis is vital. Regardless of such a giant tragedy, they remained smug. They didn’t remorse. They are going to fall in folks’s eyes. Their regime goes to sink at some point.”
