Ajit Pawar says, process to invoke MCOCA started

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said the process of invoking the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA has started in the case of a youth who was assaulted by a group of persons in Beed a video of which has triggered widespread outrageAccording to police Shivraj Divate was abducted around 4 pm on Friday while he was returning from a religious event in Parli He was taken to the Ratneshwar temple and attacked with sticks and iron rods A few locals intervened and saved himlsquoCase of goondaismrsquoWhile the case has drawn parallels with the murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh which was seen as a MarathaVanjari tussle Pawar insisted the latest incident had nothing to do with caste ldquoIt is a clear case of goondaismrdquo he said while addressing a press conference after the meeting of the District Planning Committee in BeedldquoThe chief minister has reviewed the case and necessary instructions have been given Such behaviour will not be entertained It does not matter to which political group these persons belong All the accused will face strict action The process to implement MCOCA has startedrdquo Pawar saidOther issues discussedTalking about other issues Paear said a presentation regarding the Parli thermal power generation project was made at the meeting ldquoThere are eight units here and only three of them are operational A demand has come that the land of the closed projects should be used to install solar panels or erect power plants again This will be discussed with the CMrdquo he saidHe also said that work on the development of Ambajogai medical college will be carried out ldquoThis hospital completed 50 years today and it is the first hospital in Asia that was constructed on a taluka placerdquo Pawar addedPawar also reviewed the availability of fertilizers seed stocks during the Kharif season as well as the farm loan situation Additionally he said an amount of R4053 lakh has been approved for a feasibility study for an airport in BeedAhead of the meeting Pawar visited the Parli Vaijnath temple During his tour of the region he was accompanied by state minister Pankaja Munde and NCP MLA Dhananjay MundeThis 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 whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params