Apologise for Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar, or quit: Uddhav Thackeray to PM
Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to either apologise for Union Minister Amit Shah’s comments on Dr B R Ambedkar, or quit his post.
Shiv Sena leader Sachin Sawant was shot dead on Sunday allegedly by two motorbike-borne assailants in suburban Kandivali in Mumbai, police said.
The incident occurred around 8 PM when two persons riding a motorcycle allegedly fired four rounds at Sawant, an upa-shakha pramukh (deputy branch head of Shiv Sena), in Gokul Nagar area, a police official said.
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Sawant was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, he said.
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Senior police officers refused to divulge details. The Kurar Police are investigating the matter.