Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar claimed that a BJP minister from Vidarbha was responsible for the Backward Class Commission`s chairman stepping down. According to a report in PTI, Wadettiwar claimed that the minister had insulted Justice Anand Nirgude (retired) following which he stepped down from his post.

The report stated that earlier on Tuesday, Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, alleged that members of the state`s Backward Class Commission were being threatened and forced to resign.