Man held for attack on Congress MLC Pradnya Satav

First India Bureau

Aurangabad: Police have arrested a 40-yearold man for allegedly attacking Congress MLC Pradnya Rajeev Satav in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district, an official said on Thursday.

Satav claimed an unknown person attacked her from behind on Wednesday and that there was a threat to her life.

The MLC also said this was the second attack on her since November last year and she expected more security to be provided to her.

A police official in Hingoli said they arrested a man, identified as Mahendra Dongardive, after the MLC filed a complaint.

When contacted, Hingoli Superinten - dent of Police G Shreedhar said, “The man, who was inebriated, attacked MLC Pradnya Satav from behind in Kasbe Dhawanda.” An offence has been registered against accused Dongardive at Balapur police station under Indian Penal Code Sections 352 (assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation), 353 (assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), he said.

Satav in a tweet on Wednesday said, “Today I was brutally at- tacked at Kasbe Dhawanda, village Kalamnuri. An unknown person attacked me from behind. It was a serious attempt to injure me and there is a threat to my life.”

“An attack on lady MLC is an attack on Democracy. Fight from front don’t be a coward,” added the legislator, who is the wife of late Congress leader Rajeev Satav.

“I was also attacked during the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi. But, I could escape because people around me saved me,” she told a regional news channel on Thursday.

The legislator said she would urge the state government to make necessary provisions and prevent such attacks on women in public life.

Patole slams Maharashtra govt, demands strict action

First India Bureau

Mumbai: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee(MPCC)

President Nana Patole slammed the state government and demanded immediate arrest of those who attacked MLC Pradnya Satav and demanded strict action against them.

“The attack on Satav is an example of the increased morale of criminals in Maharashtra. Crime has increased in the Shinde-Fadnavis government and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis has no control over the police force.

In the Shinde-Fadnavis government, even the public representatives are not safe, which is a serious issue,” he alleged. Patole further said that in the ShindeFadnavis government the MLAs of the ruling party are only openly bullying the public, threatening to break people’s bones, and open fire in broad daylight but no action is taken against them.

“Y-level security has been provided to ruling party MLAs and security to opposition leaders has been withdrawn,” he pointed out. “It is a sign of insensitivity that even when a woman MLA was attacked, the state home minister did not even utter a single word,” he further added.

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