Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Saturday criticized the ruling BJP government for the recent incidents in Maharashtra, where a leader was shot dead during a Facebook Live session, a journalist's car was attacked, and a BJP MLA shot and injured a local leader of the Shiv Sena.

Kharge alleged that under the leadership of Eknath Shinde, the state's law and order had collapsed, and a "goonda raj" was being perpetuated, newswire PTI reported.