<p>Allegations of BJP leader, state cabinet minister and MLA Jaykumar Gore harassing a woman&mdash;raised by <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-shiv-sena-ubt-stakes-claim-to-lop-post-in-state-assembly-nominates-mla-bhaskar-jadhav-for-post-23494269" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Shiv Sena (UBT) </strong></a>MP Sanjay Raut and Rohit Pawar of the NCP-SP&mdash;have reached the state legislature.</p>
<p>An irked Gore, on Thursday, moved a privilege motion in response to the accusations levelled against him by Raut, the executive editor of Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, Pawar and a YouTube channel. The motion has been accepted by Rahul Narwekar, speaker of the Legislative Assembly.</p>
<p>The previous day, Raut, Pawar and the channel had mentioned a case of a woman complaining of harassment by Gore. Refuting the charges, Gore, who holds charge of the rural development and panchayat raj department in the Mahayuti government, moved a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/dhananjay-munde-resignation-mva-to-move-breach-of-privilege-notice-against-maharashtra-govt-says-ncp-sp-23494097" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>breach of privilege</strong></a> motion against Raut, Pawar and the channel for maligning his image.</p>
<p>During the discussion over the motion, Gore claimed in the Assembly that the case in question was an old one. &ldquo;The case was tried before the court and I was acquitted,&rdquo; he said. The latest statements by the Opposition camp are nothing but an attempt to malign my image, the minister added.</p>
<p>Participating in the discussion, BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar suggested that a decision on the motion should be taken at the earliest. &ldquo;A decision should come before the ongoing state budget session concludes [on March 26],&rdquo; the former BJP minister said.</p>
<p>Taking cognisance of the concerns raised by Gore and other members of the Assembly, Narwekar accepted the motion. &ldquo;The motion will be forwarded to the privilege committee for further action on the same,&rdquo; the speaker said. Meanwhile, Rohit Pawar, grandnephew of NCP chief <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ncp-sp-chief-sharad-pawar-cancels-all-public-engagements-for-4-days-due-to-health-issues-speaking-difficulty-23471781" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Sharad Pawar</strong></a>, told mid-day on Vidhan Bhavan premises that he had only voiced the complaint of the woman. &ldquo;A woman had been talking about harassment. As a public representative, I just reiterated concerns raised by the complainant,&rdquo; he stated.</p><p>
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