Patil had accused Fadnavis of hatching a conspiracy to kill him.
Maratha leader Manoj Jarange-Patil (Photo:IANS)
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has ordered an SIT probe over Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil’s allegations against state deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Earlier on Saturday, Patil had accused Fadnavis of hatching a conspiracy to kill him and end Maratha influence from the state. He claimed an alleged attempt was made to poison him through saline but didn’t elaborate further.
Following his allegations, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar had raised the demand for a probe.
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Reacting to the accusations, Fadnavis had said that the Maratha community of the state will not believe in those spreading “falsehood” and warned police will take appropriate action if anyone tried to break the law and order.
“Accusations against me: They know that what they say is completely false. When I was Chief Minister, I maintained reservation in the High Court and also in the Supreme Court. The Maratha community is also sure who started many schemes like Sarathi, Annasaheb Patil Economic Development Corporation and how much money was given for it. The Maratha community will not believe false accusations by anyone. The script that Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar were speaking till yesterday, now someone else is speaking the same script. Who is behind this will come out at the right time. But if anyone takes up the law, police will take appropriate action,” his office wrote on ‘X’.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde has warned Patil not to test the patience of the state government. Shinde said that Patil was speaking the language of Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar.
“Those who are protesting again and again against the government must not test our patience. They should not create a law and order problem. I wonder why Jarange’s speech looks like the script generally used by Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray,” he told reporters.
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