Beed sarpanch murder: Oppn demands arrest of min's aide

NAGPUR: The opposition cornered the Mahayuti government over the killing of a sarpanch in Beed district last week, and demanded the arrest of a close aide of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Dhananjay Munde.

- Surendra P Gangan

The opposition also demanded that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis adopt Beed as its guardian minister.

The opposition staged a dharna on the steps of Vidhan Bhavan, where the winter session of the state legislature is currently underway, and condemned the government for its failure to maintain law and order in Beed. Inside the house, the opposition moved an adjournment motion, demanding a debate on the violence in Parbhani and Beed districts.

Congress leaders Nana Patole and Nitin Raut said that people across the state were furious, and bandhs were being observed in various parts of the state, including in Nanded and Mumbai. Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar said the state government wanted to discuss both incidents and they would be debated on Wednesday. He also rejected the opposition's motion, promoting the opposition to stage a walkout.