Abhishek Ghosalkar murder: Uddhav Thackeray calls for President's rule and fresh polls in Maharashtra
Uddhav faction leader Abhishek Ghosalkar shot dead during Facebook live Ghosalkar, 40, son of Sena (UBT) leader Vinod Ghosalkar, was shot dead during a Facebook Live by local businessman and social activist Mauris Noronha on Thursday evening. Noronha later killed himself, police said.
How Mauris Noronha planned Abhishek Ghosalkar's murder? Mumbai Police reveals Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ganpat Gaikwad shot and injured a local leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena at a police station in Ulhasnagar near Mumbai on February 2 over a land dispute and political rivalry. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his urgent intervention over the "deteriorating" law and order situation in Maharashtra.
Mauris Noronha suspected Abhishek Ghosalkar framed him in rape case, say cops "I implore you to urgently intervene in the deteriorating law and order situation in Maharashtra before irreparable harm is inflicted upon its residents," the Rajya Sabha member said in the letter. The once-vibrant city of Mumbai, renowned for trade and commerce, is now marred by escalating crime, violence and gunfire, Chaturvedi said.
Abhishek Ghosalkar murder: From Fadnavis to Pawar, here's what politicians said The rampant use of firearms to intimidate innocent civilians and public representatives has plunged the state into a perpetual state of fear and insecurity, she added. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has also demanded the dismissal of the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra.
Raut also targeted Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, and demanded his resignation over the law and order situation. "This (twin attacks) reflects
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