Need everyone's unity to transform Beed: CM Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during his visit to Beed said that everyones unity was needed to transform the districtWhile addressing a public gathering in Beed district highlighted the importance of unity for development of the district and spoke about the unity of communities and castes under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs leadershipHe spoke about the need for similar solidarityIn a veiled reference towards the recent development in Beed district which has become a flashpoint due to violence surrounding the Maratha agitation where protesters sought Kunbi OBC status CM Fadnavis said ldquoWe need similar unity for transforming BeedrdquoSpeaking about the brutal killing of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh the CM assured locals that justice would be served in the murder case ldquoThose responsible for his brutal killing would not be spared be it anyonerdquoDeshmukhrsquos murder has intensified tensions in Beed with accusations that police is going soft in the case allegedly under the influence of Ajit Pawarled Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Dhananjay Munde This has led to widespread calls from both opposition and ruling party leaders as well as social activists including Anjali Damania demanding Dhananjay Mundes resignation They argue that his stepping down would ensure an impartial investigation into the caseMeanwhile Damania on Tuesday also alleged that there was a scam of Rs 88 crore in the agriculture department when Dhananjay Munde held the portfolio in the previous Mahayuti coalition government in the state However the claim was denied by Munde in a post on X laterFollowing the sarpanch murder case and the controversy over Dhananjay Munde surrounding around the murder case this was CM Fadnaviss first visit to Beed districtOn his visit to Beed CM Fadnavis inaugurated the Kunthephal Storage Dam Project in the constituency of BJP MLA Suresh DhasThe ambitious project is expected to provide irrigation to 30 villages in the region and is expected to cover a total of 80000 acres of land under irrigationThe project costing approximately Rs 2800 crore is set to benefit thousands of farmersThe Kunthephal Dam project a significant initiative in the droughtprone constituency of Ashti will mark a new era of agricultural prosperity the officials saidThe project is expected to transform the agricultural landscape of the area providing muchneeded relief to farmers in the region and helping mitigate the effects of drought they said