Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) protested against the state government outside the Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday
Congress leader Nana Patole questioned, 'What action will the Home Minister take to solve the large-scale drug problem in the state?'
Maharashtra Deputy CM and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Legislative Council that in the case of former MP Kirit Somaiya's viral video, the entire matter will be thoroughly investigated at the senior level, and no one will be spared. He assured the House that if there are any complaints from the Opposition parties about it, it will also be investigated and the matter will not be suppressed
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that detention centres would be set up for foreign nationals indulging in drug peddling. Fadnavis was speaking in the state assembly, he said that detention centres would be set up for foreign nationals indulging in drug peddling, overstaying their visa limit and committing petty crimes to evade deportation
The government has also decided to appoint Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) as the nodal agency to control the distribution of the banned drugs, Devendra Fadnavis said responding to a question raised by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member Rohit Pawar
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