Delkar was fed up of BJP's harassment: Maharashtra Congress

The Maharashtra Congress on Wednesday contended that the Independent MP Mohan S Delkar was fed up with the harassment of the Bharatiya Janata Party and chose to end his life in this state to get justice after deathDelkar the 7time MP from the Union Territory of Dadra amp Nagar Haveli hanged himself in a Mumbai hotel room on Monday sending shockwaves in national political circlesA delegation of state Congress led by spokesperson Sachin Sawant Raju Waghmare Vinay Khamkar and others held a videoconference chat with Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances and the alleged role of the BJP behind Delkars tragic endElected representatives have the responsibility to make the laws of the country But Delkar became so helpless and desperate that he was forced to end his life Sawant said to the Home MinisterOn his part Deshmukh gave them a hearing accepted a twopage memorandum and assured that he would direct the Mumbai Police to do the needful in the matterThe Congress said that Delkar had himself released a detailed video last year and spoke in the Lok Sabha wherein he highlighted the torture he allegedly underwent at the behest of the BJPHe had mentioned the names of some BJP leaders in his video and in his detailed suicide note it is learnt that he has named several BJP functionaries including Praful K Patel the Administrator of the UT who is a former Gujarat BJP Minister of State for Home said to be very close to the RSS and BJP leadership Sawant saidThe trio urged Deshmukh that against this backdrop Delkars death must be thoroughly probed and he probably chose to come to Mumbai and end his life as he was unsure of getting justice in his own UTHe must have come to Mumbai with an expectation from the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA Government that the culprits who compelled him to take the extreme step by harassing him would be punished by the law Sawant saidSawant Waghmare and Khamkar also pointed out that many Opposition governments prominent leaders legislators and parliamentarians are being hounded in different states around the country and the BJP at the Centre is also targeting the MVA government in the state by using Central investigating agencies against itIncidents like Delkars suicide and the targeting of the Opposition raise questions whether there is democracy existing in the country now they saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever