A massive rally was held at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj maidan here on Wednesday by the MVA coalition to protest against the brutal attack on an activist of the Shiv Sena (UBT) Roshni Shinde allegedly by members of the Shiv Sena.
The rally was addressed by Aaditya Thackeray of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Jitendra Awhad of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Thane Congress unit president Vikrant Chavan.
Thane: Shiv Sena UBT leader Aditya Thackeray leads protest rally over attack on its women's wing chief | FPJ
Thane: Shiv Sena UBT leader Aditya Thackeray leads protest rally over attack on its women's wing chief | FPJ
AT slams opposition for controlling authorities
Thackeray slammed the "unconstituional" government of Eknath Shinde for the total break down of law and order. He said despite the fact that Roshni Shinde was beaten and even kicked on her stomach by supporters of the CM, no case has been registered so far. He said when his father and ex-CM went to meet the police commissioner Jaijeet Singh to complain about police inaction, the police chief simply vanished from his office.
Jaijeet Singh has been slammed by several leaders of Thane belonging to different political parties. It is alleged that he listens only to CM Shinde and no one else. He is also not available to the people and mediapersons even as the law and order situation in Thane has been sharply deteriorating. Aaditya displayed a lock and said it was high time the police commissionerate was locked. In the past several leaders had demanded the sacking of Jaijeet Singh.
Aaditya displayed a lock and said it was high time the police commissionerate was locked |
Thane police themselves are trampling law: Awhad
Jitendra Awhad, ex minister, said, "When IPS and other police officers join the service they take an oath to uphold the law. But, in Thane the police themselves are trampling law. There is no impartiality. The police is working against the opposition parties." The significance of the rally was that it was held solely to highlight the issue of failing law and order in Thane, he observed. Anand Paranjpe of the NCP said ``If the police was not registering the complaint of activists with regard to the inhuman attack on Roshni Shinde, then one can well imagine the plight of the common man in Thane."
Naresh Mhaske, a staunch supporter of Eknath Shinde claimed that Roshni Shinde was not beaten as alleged by Aaditya Thackeray. Doctors at the Civil Hospital said she was not beaten. Mhaske alleged that Roshni had faked the attack and there was no need to admit her in the intensive care unit. Mhaske also claimed that the MVA had brought supporters from neighbouring districts to swell the protest rally. He also noted that Awhad, in the past, had ridiculed Bal Thackeray and now he was standing by the side of Aaditya Thackeray.
