Maharashtra CM gives Rs 5 lakh each to kin of three Palghar mob lynching victims

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde handed over cheques of Rs 5 lakh each to kin of Palghar mob lynching victims reported news agency PTIThe three persons including two sadhus were lynched by a mob in Palghar district in 2020 reported PTIHe handed over the cheques to kin of Palghar mob lynching victims while attending a function in Virar on SaturdaySadhus Kalpavriksha Giri Maharaj 70 Sushil Giri Maharaj 35 and their driver Nilesh Telgade 30 were killed by a mob while their vehicle was passing through Gadchinchale village late night on April 16 that year in the midst of the COVID19 lockdown reported PTIThe case had made national headlines at the time and several persons who were allegedly part of the 500strong mob were arrested and are facing trial reported PTISpeaking on the occasion Shinde said then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has never bothered to meet the kin of these three persons reported PTIShinde said his Shiv Sena has now given them assistance from its own funds reported PTIMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said opposition leaders kept talking about his governments imminent collapse but it only grew stronger reported PTIShindes remarks came days after state assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar in his ruling on disqualification petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena held that Shindes faction was the real Sena and not the one headed by Uddhav Thackeray reported PTISpeaking at a rally as part of Shiv Sankalp Abhiyan his partys initiative ahead of the Lok Sabha polls Shinde also said the Congress keeps speaking against the Ram temple in Ayodhya and Uddhav Thackeray sits next to it continues to be its ally reported PTIThe opposition kept saying the government will collapse but our government became stronger Shinde said reported PTIEarlier in the day Thackeray visited Kalyan the Lok Sabha constituency of Shindes son Shrikant Shinde reported PTIIn apparent reference to Thackerays Kalyan tour Shinde said the former Maharashtra CM is running around now but he would not have found himself in this situation had he done the running around earlier reported PTIWhat is your Uddhav Thackerays contribution to the Shiv Sena It is the common Shiv Sena workers who sacrificed their families to build the party How many cases have been registered against you how many times have you faced polices batoncharge Shinde asked reported PTIHis revolt against Thackeray and toppling of his government was a daring act the chief minister said reported PTIWith inputs from PTI