NCP legislator accuses Palghar collector of 'misbehaviour'

Mumbai (PTI) : Nationalist Congress Party MLA Sunil Bhusara urged the police to book Palghar Collector Govind Bodke under the SC/ST Act for allegedly “misbehaving” with him during a recently held meeting. Bhusara represents the tribal- dominated Vikramgad (ST) assembly segment in the Palghar district near Mumbai.

In a letter to the assistant police commissioner of Colaba, the NCP legislator said he had been called for a meeting to discuss tribal schemes at the state

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Reacting over the same, BJP’s state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said, “If anyone wants to join BJP, they can come. We welcome everyone.”

Now, Shiv Sena (Thack- eray group) MP Sanjay Raut has criticized Bawankule’s statement.

Raut said, “They are ready to accommodate anyone. There is an organization where BJP is in the business of creating activists. It seems that they have blocked the organization of creating those activists. So the struggle is on to take the ready workers of other parties in order to take the party forward. In this case, there will be Shiv Sena, Congress, and NCP. Where is the original BJP? Where is the party of original ideas? Bawankule should comment on this once.”

The MLA has asked to book the collector under the SC/ST Act level. Bhusara said he suggested that there should be a district- wise review first to understand the utilization of funds and other aspects of the schemes.

The review could have helped him prepare better and make suggestions or demands, said the MLA’s letter.

“Palghar District Collector Govind Bodke claim, so we will investigate it.” misbehaved with me and said he doesn’t need to ask me what to do. He also said that he has taken the decision (regarding the schemes) as per his knowledge,” Bhusara wrote in the letter. The MLA has asked the police to book the collector.

Notably, while Aaditya headed to Mahalgavi, some people created a ruckus in front of his and Ambadas Danve’s car. A procession was being taken out from where Aaditya’s caravan was passing and some youths became angry and created a minor ruckus when the DJ was stopped during the procession.

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