Fadnavis announces judicial probes into Parbhani violence, Beed sarpanch murder

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced judicial probes into the Parbhani violence and the murder of village head Santosh Deshmukh in Beed districtHe also assured the House that those responsible for unleashing anarchy in Beed district would be punished irrespective of their political linksFadnavis said the murder of Deshmukh sarpanch of Massajog village is already being probed by a special investigation team SIT under an IGrank officer In addition to that a judicial probe will be done within a time frame of three to six months he saidAnnouncing the transfer of Beed Superintendent of Police the CM said the police were found to be laxThe chief minister said another judicial probe has been ordered into the death of Somnath Suryawanshi who died after his arrest in connection with the violence in Parbhani over the desecration of a replica of the ConstitutionLargescale protests had degenerated into violence after a glassenclosed replica of the Constitution near Babasaheb Ambedkars statue outside Parbhani railway station was vandalised on the evening of December 10The judicial inquiry into the Parbhani violence will be done to clear all doubts Ambedkar is not limited to any caste He belongs to all said FadnavisThe chief minister also announced financial aid of Rs 10 each to the kin of Deshmukh and SuryawanshiCongress members put Ambedkars photos on their desks in Maharashtra assemblyCongress leaders on Friday placed photographs of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on their desks in the Maharashtra assembly amid the partys allegations that Union Home Minister Amit Shah insulted the Dalit iconThis prompted Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to urge Speaker Rahul Narwekar to allow him to put a similar photo on his deskPawar said Ambedkar belongs to everyone and even the treasury benches should be allowed to display his photographsThe Speaker said he had not allowed any member to put such photographs on their desks Narwekar also asked the Congress leaders including Vijay Wadettiwar Nitin Raut and Nana Patole to remove the picturesCongress Vijay Wadettiwar raised the vandalism of their party office in Mumbai How political parties can resort to hooliganism he askedShiv Sena UBT legislators had also placed photos of Ambedkar on their desks but removed them after the Speakers objectionWith the Congress leaders not removing the photos in defiance of the Speakers message the members of the ruling Mahayuti also placed Ambedkars pictures on their desksThis prompted the Speaker to adjourn the House proceedings for 10 minutesLawmakers of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA comprising Congress Sena UBT and NCP SP also held a protest on the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan against the attack on the Congress office in Mumbai and Shahs alleged remarks against AmbedkarWith inputs from PTI