Sharad Pawar residence attack: Lawyer Sadavarte moves sessions court for bail

Lawyer Gunaratna Sadavarte who was arrested in connection with a protest staged by MSRTC workers at NCP chief Sharad Pawars residence moved a bail plea before a sessions court here on WednesdaySadavartes earlier attempt to seek bail was rejected by additional chief metropolitan magistrate Girgaon court Jaywant Chandrakant YadavThe lawyer who claims to represent the striking employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC was arrested soon after the protest that took place at Pawars residence Silver Oak on April 8In his fresh plea moved through advocate Girish Kulkarni Sadavarte claimed that the case against him was politically motivatedThe lawyer in his plea has claimed that he was not present on the spot and hence the sections he has been booked under do not apply to himSadavartes bail application will be heard on ThursdayThe police have so far arrested over 118 persons in connection with the agitation staged by striking MSRTC workers at Silver OakFifth FIR registered against lawyer Sadavarte this time in Solapur cityAn FIR has been registered against lawyer Gunratna Sadavarte in Maharashtras Solapur district for allegedly promoting enmity among different groups and for contempt of court a police official said on WednesdayThis is the fifth FIR registered against him in the state in the last couple of weeksSadavarte who claimed to represent the striking workers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC was arrested along with several state transport workers by the Mumbai police earlier this month after they staged a sudden and fierce protest outside NCP chief Sharad Pawars residence in south MumbaiFollowing the incident different FIRs were registered against him in Mumbai Satara Kolhapur and Akola an official saidThe latest FIR was registered around 1115 pm on Tuesday at Faujdar Chawdi police station in Solapur city he saidTalking about the case the official said While speaking about the verdict of a court on Maratha reservation lawyer Sadavarte had made some objectionable comments following which an officebearer of Chhava Sanghatna an organisation had lodged a complaint against SadavarteActing on his complaint the FIR was registered against him under section 153 A 153 B 500 505 1 505 2 of IPC and section 2 of Contempt of Court Act he saidPolice had first arrested Sadavarte on April 8 on the charge of rioting and conspiracy in connection with the attack on NCP chief Sharad Pawars residence Silver Oak by the striking MSRTC employees he saidSo far 118 persons have been arrested in the case he said adding that Sadavartes wife Jayshree Patil is also shown as accused in the caseThis 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 whatsoever