Actress Tunisha Sharma's death a matter of 'love jihad': Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Girish Mahajan has alleged the death of television actress Tunisha Sharma is a matter of love jihad and that the state is planning to bring a strict law to curb such incidentsMahajans comments came on Sunday when police arrested Sharmas coactor Sheezan Khan on the charge of abetting her suicide Sharma 21 who was acting in Ali Baba DastaanEKabul was found hanging in the washroom on the set of the serial on SaturdayTV actor Tushisha Sharmas death is a matter of love jihad Police are investigating the case We are seeing that such cases are increasing day by day We are mulling to bring a strict law against it Mahajan said on SundayLove jihad is a term often used by rightwing activists to allege a ploy by Muslim men to lure Hindu women into religious conversion through marriageMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had last week said the government would study laws on love jihad framed by other states and take an appropriate decisionAlso Read Tunisha Sharma Case Sheezan Khan was in touch with many girls says Tunishas kinResponding to a query in a press conference held on Monday Mahajan who handles Panchayat Raj and Rural Development departments said a rift in Shiv Sena set in soon after Sena MP Sanjay Raut grew close to NCP chief Sharad Pawar after the 2019 Assembly electionsSanjay Raut has a lions share in the rift in Shiv Sena The rift developed after he aligned with Sharad Pawar Staunch Shiv Sainiks were unhappy over it Rauts growing association with Pawar In a way Raut can be credited for bringing the present government to power Mahajan addedHe was responding to a query on the rebellion led by Eknath Shinde against the Shiv Sena leadership which led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackerayled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in June this yearSubsequently Shinde took oath as the chief minister with the support of the BJPIn fact Raut was helping Eknath Shinde a lot When some MLAs had gone to Matoshree the private residence of Uddhav Thackeray to meet the latter Raut told them they can also leave the party if they want to Sanjay Raut was doing the work to plant dynamite for Uddhav Thackerays Sena alleged Mahajan a prominent leader from north Maharashtra who is close to senior BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra FadnavisTaking potshots at Raut who had said he would make a big disclosure in Nagpur Mahajan said the Shiv Sena leader issues empty threatsSanjay Raut always brings verbal bombs but they are of no use He doesnt do anything else Last time also he had said he would drop a bomb but it was a dud Mahajan saidHe said the suspension of Nationalist Congress Party NCP MLA Jayant Patil who heads the state unit for the remainder of the winter session of the state legislature is apt as his comments were objectionableNo one should support this wrong thing Mahajan saidPatil was suspended from the Assembly on December 22 for his remarks against the chairMahajan avoided commenting on Shiv Sena UBT leader Sushma Andhare who has been targeting the BJP and the Shinde factionHow much importance should be given to her remarks She speaks every day he saidAndhare drew flak for her remarks against Warkari saints and Hindu gods in the pastThis 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