The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) accused the legislators belonging to the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde of taking the law into their hands, and wondered if the ruling camp was trying to turn the state into a gundaraj (rule of goons).
According to a report of PTI, The Sharad Pawar-led party also alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which shares power with the Shinde faction in the state, was silent on the wrongdoings of the legislators of its ruling partner.
In a statement, NCP spokesman Clyde Crasto said that since the Eknath Shinde-led group formed the government in Maharashtra by joining hands with the BJP, there have been instances of its legislators taking the law into their own hands and assaulting people or making derogatory statements without the fear of the law or judiciary.
Is the Eknath Shinde group trying to turn Maharashtra into a ‘gundaraj’? Crasto asked. He claimed that Shinde faction minister Dada Bhuse and MLA Santosh Bangar were seen on videos assaulting individuals, while another minister Abdul Sattar was seen and heard using derogatory language against a woman Parliamentarian. MLAs are heard asking their cadre to use violence against their opponents, said the NCP leader.
All these people are public representatives and therefore, instead of setting an example for other citizens and serving them, they are taking the law into their own hands. Just like every citizen of our country, they too must follow the law and respect the judiciary. But the Shinde group is showing ‘dadagiri’ and trying to throw their weight around, he said.