Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnvis has sought the resignation of Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde. Fadnvis directed Munde to tender his alleged connection with the murder of Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh of Massajog in Beed district. Photographs relating to the murder surfaced on social media.
Fadnavis directed Munde to resign after a meeting at his Devgiri bungalow with Munde, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare, Munde is a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group). Munde is expected to tender his resignation on Tuesday.
The demand of Munde’s resignation was raised since the name of Walmiki Kartad came to the fore as the main accused in the case. Karad is a close associate of Munde. Earlier Ajit Pawar had stated that the decision relating to Munde’s resignation will be taken at the party level. However, photographs relating the cruelty with which Deshmukh was killed came to the fore leading to a rise in tension in the region.
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