19 July,2016 08:38 AM IST | | A Correspondent
Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement in the state legislature, after the opposition created a ruckus in the monsoon session
The Monsoon Session of state legislature was off to a stormy start yesterday as the opposition created a ruckus, over the brutal gang rape and killing of a minor girl in Ahmednagar district. The state government announced financial assistance to the victim's family, and decided to fast track the trial by appointing a seasoned special prosecutor.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the lower house that the accused were arrested, and the matter will be heard in a fast-track court. Ujjwal Nikam will be the public prosecutor, he said. He also announced Rs 5 lakh financial help to the victim's family. According to the CM, DNA samples of the victim and the accused have been sent for forensic tests.
Raising the issue in the lower house, NCP leader Ajit Pawar said the case was more heinous than the Nirbhaya gangrape in Delhi. "I request CM Fadnavis to take action against the guilty, considering the victim as our daughter," said Pawar.
Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan insisted that the House discuss the issue on Monday itself. Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who raised the issue through an adjournment notice, demanded discussion.
Fadnavis said he would discuss the issue with group leaders in the House and then open the floor to the legislature. The upper house too witnessed a similar protest over the issue.
