12 January,2025 10:49 PM IST | Latur | mid-day online correspondent
Anandraj Ambedkar. File Pic/X
Republican Sena chief Anandraj Ambedkar on Sunday said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should appoint a separate home minister to maintain law and order in the state, reported the PTI.
Anandraj Ambedkar was referring to the Beed sarpanch murder case and the death of a Dalit student in judicial custody in Parbhani district of Maharashtra.
He said that there should be a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or judicial inquiry into these deaths.
The Dalit leader also demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore each for the kin of both men and government jobs to one member of each family, according to the PTI.
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The murder of Santosh Deshmukh, sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed, and the death of Somnath Suryavanshi, who was arrested in connection with the violence in Parbhani following damage to a glass-encased replica of the Constitution, have triggered huge uproar in the state.
Anandraj Ambedkar claimed similar murders had been committed in Beed district in the past but were overlooked.
"Such crimes are unlikely to happen without the involvement of influential individuals acting as godfathers," he said.
The Republican Sena chief said CM Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, should appoint a separate home minister to maintain law and order in the state. He also demanded sedition charges against those behind the vandalism in Parbhani, as per the PTI.
Furthermore, Anandraj Ambedkar announced that in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the Republican Sena would ally with parties having a similar ideology, excluding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the news agency reported.
Ambedkar criticised the widespread support for 'Manuvaad' by certain sections of Other Backward Classes (OBC).
"The day they awaken, Manuvaad will collapse in the country. Technological advancements have brought the world closer, making it impossible to mislead the marginalized communities for long," Anandraj Ambedkar said, the PTI reported.
Anandraj Ambedkar also accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of disrespecting Babasaheb Ambedkar in Parliament.
"Ambedkar is not fashion, he is a passion. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar is an inspiration for the majority of society," he said, the news agency reported on Sunday.
(with PTI inputs)
