Dhananjay Munde should resign over Deshmukh murder case: Supriya Sule
Supriya Sule on Wednesday said that Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, who is under fire over the Beed sarpanch murder case, should resign on «moral grounds.» Talking to reporters here, she said 50 days have passed after Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh's gruesome murder, but despite fingers being pointed at Munde's close associate, the NCP minister has not been sacked from the BJP-led government.
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Munde's close aide Walmik Karad has been arrested in an extortion case linked to the murder. Munde currently holds the Food and Civil Supplies portfolio in the Devendra Fadnavis-led cabinet. Deshmukh was abducted, tortured and murdered on December 9, 2024, for allegedly trying to stop an extortion bid targeting an energy firm in Beed district.
Police have arrested seven persons in the murder case, while Karad was arrested in the extortion case and is in judicial custody. «Anil Deshmukh resigned as home minister after allegations of Rs 100 crore bribe were levelled against him. Nawab Malik, Chhagan Bhujbal were arrested on hearsay allegations and put in jail,» she said.
While Anil Deshmukh belongs to the NCP (SP) led by Sharad Pawar, Bhujbal and Malik are with the NCP headed by deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Dhananjay Munde too belongs to Ajit Pawar's party. Sule, MP from Baramati, claimed that even
