Activist seeks suo motu HC action in Maha sarpanch case as axe-Munde pressure mounts | India News

MUMBAI: Activist Anjali Damania has written to Bombay high court chief justice, seeking suo motu action in the probe into the kidnapping-murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.
Raising concerns about state minister Dhananjay Munde‘s business ties with prime accused, Walmik Karad, she urged HC to have the probe transferred out of Munde’s area of influence as he is a local MLA in Beed. She has provided revenue documents showing Munde and Karad’s joint acquisition of 88 acres in Ambajogai. Her letter says Munde breached office of profit rules when his firm did business with a govt entity while he was MLA and minister. She has shared the documents with CM Fadnavis and deputy CM and Munde’s party chief Ajit Pawar. Munde met the CM and Ajit on Tuesday. Even as pressure builds for his removal from cabinet, Ajit has said no action will be taken till CID and SIT reports come.

Pressure, however, is mounting on Ajit Pawar to remove his NCP colleague, food and civil supplies minister Dhananjay Munde, from the cabinet for his links with a prime accused in the murder of a village sarpanch, but Pawar is trying to buy time.
Ajit Pawar said Tuesday that all documents received through activist Anjali Damania detailing the relationship between Munde and Walmik Karad have been submitted to a SIT and state CID. “We will wait for SIT and CID report. Till then there is no question of sacking any cabinet member,” he said.
Damania has said records show the close nature of the ties between the two including joint ownership of land between Munde’s wife and Karad, who has been booked under MCOCA. Rajshri Munde and Karad are also business partners. “Dhananjay holds an office of profit and should be disqualified.”