Maha Sarpanch Murder: Minister Dhananjay Munde Dares Critics to Provide Proof of His Involvement

Amid the chorus for his resignation in connection with the Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh's brutal killing due to his aide Walmik Karad's links with it, Maharashtra Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Dhananjay Munde on Sunday dared his critics as well as ruling and opposition members to provide proof about his involvement, urging them to stop making baseless allegations.

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"The murder of Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district in December was extremely unfortunate and outrageous. I have been of the clear opinion since day one that the killers of Santosh Deshmukh should be hanged. Crime has no caste or religion. However, under the cover of this incident, a community is being deliberately criminalised on the basis of caste. I am being deliberately targeted, but I am not Abhimanyu, I am Arjun," he said in his address at the NCP's 'Navsankalp Shibir' here.