Muslim leaders said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should meet representatives of both communities in a bid to establish peace
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Violence erupted in Nagpur on Monday night after rumours spread that a 'Chadar' with Quranic verses had been burned during a protest. Clashes escalated, as police struggled to restore order
His reaction comes amid outrage over rioters allegedly touching a woman constable inappropriately and trying to disrobe her during violence on Monday night
Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, said 33 police personnel, including three deputy commissioners of police, were injured in the violence, and one of the senior officials was attacked with an axe
Curfew has been imposed in several areas of Nagpur city after a protest against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb on Monday triggered violence during which several houses and vehicles were vandalised
Aurangzeb row: Violence broke out in Nagpur on Monday night after rumours spread that a holy book was desecrated during a protest
Police fired tear gas shells and resorted to cane-charge to disperse the mob in Chitnis Park and Mahal areas. Violence also reportedly spread to Kotwali and Ganeshpeth in the late afternoon
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Fadnavis made the announcement in the state legislative council on Wednesday while responding to a question raised by Shiv Sena (UBT) legislator Milind Narvekar
Notably, the transport portfolio is handled by Pratap Sarnaik who belongs to the Shiv Sena, a party headed by deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Last week, Abu Asim Azmi was suspended from the legislative assembly until the conclusion of the ongoing budget session on March 26 following his remarks praising Aurangzeb
Statement of Devendra Fadnavis came in response to BJP's Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, who has called for the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district
Shinde further stated that the Maharashtra government will continue to carry out similar work for the people of the state in the next five years
The senior BJP leader said his daughter, who is appearing for her Class X exams, aspires to be a lawyer, adding humorously to a query on his legacy that "I might be the last politician of my family"
The media monitoring centre (MMC) to be set up under the state government's Directorate of Information and Publicity has come in for criticism and is being dubbed as a move to control the media
Fadnavis said his government looks at this as a "social sector investment", and cited one example of the money being channelised through a women's group, which needs to be replicated
According to the data compiled by DPIIT, for the end of December 2024, Maharashtra tops the country in FDI inflow, followed by Karnataka and Gujarat
Fadnavis was speaking in the state assembly, in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) member Bhaskar Jadhav's demand that the government clarify its stand on senior RSS leader Suresh Joshi's comment
Neither Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis nor his deputy Ajit Pawar, who heads the NCP, can claim that resignation was sought on moral grounds,