Raut slams Fadnavis, alleges law and order collapse in Maharashtra

Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday sharply criticised the Maharashtra government over recent crimes against women accusing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of ignoring the statersquos law and order situationAccording to the news agency PTI while speaking to reporters Raut said there was no fear of the law in Maharashtra and alleged that the Home Department headed by Fadnavis was functioning in an ldquoinsensitive mannerrdquoHis remarks come in the wake of two incidents the suicide of a woman doctor in Satara and the murdersuicide of a 24yearold woman and her exboyfriend in MumbaiRaut said ldquoDevendra Fadnavis has not paid attention to law and order or womenrsquos safety His focus is on political battles with the Opposition using police machinery against themrdquoThe Satara doctor employed at a government hospital took her life on Thursday leaving a note accusing a police subinspector of rape and a techie of mental harassment The Mumbai incident on Friday involved a man fatally stabbing his former girlfriend before committing suicideAs per PTI Raut said such cases are becoming frequent blaming the Home Departmentrsquos ldquoinsensitiverdquo functioning He accused it of surveilling Opposition leaders tapping phones and using police personnel for political purposes warning that such misuse encourages violence against womenDespite having a woman Director General of Police Raut said the Home Department is ldquolying motionless like a pythonrdquo with the government unable to control administration effectivelySatara doctor suicide IMA Maharashtra condemns death of woman doc writes to CM Fadnavis demanding justice and reformsThe Indian Medical Association IMA Maharashtra on Friday strongly condemned the Satara doctors suicide and wrote a letter to CM Devendra Fadnavis demanding justice and reforms in the health sectorA young government hospital doctor on Thursday committed suicide in Satara district of MaharashtraThe 28yearold doctor was found dead in a hotel room in Phaltan town late on Thursday night In a suicide note written on her palm the physician posted in Satara district in western Maharashtra accused two policemen of rape and mental harassment the police saidIn a letter addressed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on October 24 the IMA expressed deep sorrow and outrage over the incident calling it ldquoa reflection of the psychological administrative and moral strainrdquo faced by doctors across Maharashtra particularly those in rural and peripheral hospitalsThe IMA Maharashtra has called for urgent justice accountability and reforms to protect doctors working in challenging conditionsThe letter alleged that the deceased doctor was posted at the SubDistrict Hospital in Phaltan area of Satara and she was reportedly subjected to sustained mental and physical harassment despite reaching out to senior officials and police for helpAccording to the association she had even filed an RTI application to inquire about the inaction on her complaintsThe IMA further in the letter stated that her death highlights a serious failure of administrative response and demanded that those responsible be held accountableWith PTI inputs