The order, passed by Additional Sessions Judge Aniruddha Subhash Gandhi on October 13, stated that there was "insufficient evidence to frame charges" against the legislator. The court also held that the earlier order of the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Pune rejecting Awhad's
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) MLA Jitendra Awhad on Monday alleged that the Election Commission has become a "mere puppet" and accused the BJP of sitting in power by stealing votes.
Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad has drawn strong criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other leaders after his statement saying that Sanatan Dharma has "ruined India" and later calling it a "perverted" ideology.
Reacting sharply to his remarks, BJP M
BJP MP Sambit Patra on Sunday slammed NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad for his "Sanatan has destroyed India" remarks and stated that he would not have received a peaceful reply if he had said so about Islam.
NCP-SCP MLA Jitendra Awhad has sparked a fresh row by saying that Sanatan Dharma has "ruined India" and calling its ideology "perverted." His comments came after all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts were acquitted by a special NIA court, reigniting the political debate over the term
Fadnavis addressed the media following the conclusion of the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly, highlighting the passage of 16 significant bills and decisions, including the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill.
Speaking to the media, Narwekar also termed the Thursday incident as "unfortunate" as the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature, which commenced on June 30, culminated on Friday.
A case has been registered against Jitendra Awhad for allegedly obstructing the work of the police, Mumbai police said on Friday. The development followed a scuffle between BJP and NCP (SCP) workers at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan on Thursday evening.
"Yesterday, after a fight between BJP and NCP workers at Vidhan Bhavan, Jitendra Awhad and his workers obstructed the work by sitting in front of the police vehicle in the evening. Considering the seriousness of the matter, a case has been registered against Jitendra Awhad," Mumbai police s
Giving insights into the attack, Pawar said that four people had planned to attack the NCP-SCP leader who received threats on Whatsapp from the workers of the new 'aaka.'
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered and two people were arrested by the Mumbai Police in the incident of a clash between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad.
"The incident that occurred today in the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan is very unfortunate. I have ordered a thorough investigation and requested a report. Once the report is received, I will announce further action on this matter in the Assembly," said Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar.