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The Maharashtra government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to find out whether Uddhav Thackeray -led Maha Vikas Aghadi Government conspired to arrest the then opposition leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde in a false case. Was composed.
In this regard, on Tuesday, Cabinet Minister Shambhuraje Desai announced in the Assembly that the responsibility of this investigation has been entrusted to the Additional Commissioner (Law and Order) of Mumbai Police to Satyanarayan Chaudhary.
The four -member team also includes Deputy Inspector General of State Reserve Police Force Rajiv Jain, Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner Navnath Dhawale and Assistant Commissioner Adikrao Pol. This SIT has been directed to submit its report to the government in 30 days.
BJP leader demanded SIT after a businessman’s claim In fact, Sanjay Punamia, a businessman, claimed that sting operations were shown in the media that former Mumbai Police chiefs were planning to arrest Fadnavis and Shinde. He claimed that the arrest would be related to a case registered against him.
Following these allegations, BJP MLA Council Member (MLC) Praveen Darekar demanded the formation of a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the conspiracy. He also introduced a pen drive in the Legislative Council. He claimed that it contains videos of the sting operation revealing the MVA government’s planning.
Opposition said- Why did there be a need to raise this issue after three years
The opposition has made fun of these claims and questioned that the Mahayuti government has been in power for more than three years. Mahayuti felt the need to raise the issue after three years.
In fact, during the rule of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government from November 2019 to June 2022, the current Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, while Eknath Shinde was part of the state cabinet as the Urban Development Minister.
In June 2022, Shinde rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray and became the Chief Minister by demolishing the MVA government. Fadnavis was then appointed as Shinde’s deputy.