Raut said, “Devendra Fadnavis has not paid attention to law and order or women’s safety. His focus is on political battles with the Opposition, using police machinery against them"

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 state’s law and order situation.

According 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 “insensitive manner.” Read More

His remarks come in the wake of two incidents: the suicide of a woman doctor in Satara and the murder-suicide of a 24-year-old woman and her ex-boyfriend in Mumbai.

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