After Aurangzeb, Disha Salian haunts Maha Legislative Assembly

Maharashtra assembly proceedings had to be adjourned for ten minutes on Thursday after BJP MLAs raised the matter of the Disha Salian case.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

The issue was raised in both the houses, a day after Disha's father Satish Salian moved the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, seeking registration of an FIR against Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray and others in connection with his daughter Disha's death.

BJP MLA Ameet Satam asked in the assembly if Disha Salian, who was a former manager of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died or was killed on 8 June 2020. Satam raised the issue in the assembly, demanding an inquiry and action against those named by Disha's father, Satish Salian, in his petition before the Bombay High Court.

Reminding the house that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had been constituted in December 2022 to probe Disha's death, BJP MLA Ameet Satam asked: "When will the inquiry be completed and taken to its logical conclusion?"

BJP Minister Nitesh Rane supported Satam and called for the arrest of those named in Satish Salian's petition, including Aaditya Thackeray, and this led to an uproar in the house, as BJP MLAs shouted slogans demanding action from the government. This led to Speaker Rahul Narwekar adjourning proceedings for ten minutes.