Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan hit out at the Maharashtra government on Sunday over the law and order situation in the state following the killing of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique and called it a "serious matter".
The murder of Baba Siddique, a prominent leader within Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and former Maharashtra minister, has sent shockwaves through the political landscape.
Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday criticized the police over his party colleague Baba Siddique's murder, saying their duty not just involves giving security but also to find out the source of the threat their protectee is facing.
Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said that the duty of the police is not limited to merely giving security but to investigating from where the threats are coming.
Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and leader in Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was shot near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra. He later succumbed to his bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital late Saturday night.
Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister and leader in Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was shot near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra. He later succumbed to his bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital late Saturday night.
Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan expressed deep sorrow late Saturday night over the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, saying that the police are investigating the case, as tributes and condolences continue to pour in from political leaders.
Former Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique has died on Saturday after being shot in Mumbai, said officials of Lilavati Hospital.
Maharashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Friday praised the Centre's move to declare Marathi a classical language and called it "justice" to Maharashtra.
Maharashtra government cabinet minister Sanjay Rathod met with an accident on the Digras-Arni road in the early morning on Friday. Sanjay Rathod's office said that he is completely safe.
Lashing out at the Congress party for opposing one nation, one election initiative, Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar said that in the past the Congress party proposed to bring GST but later started opposing it. He added that they (Congress) are confused and that is why they have been thr