The Koregaon Bhima Commission, probing the January 1, 2018, violence near the memorial in Pune district, has issued a show-cause notice to former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.

The notice has been issued in connection with an application filed by Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar seeking the issuance of a bailable warrant against Thackeray.

Ambedkar had approached the commission earlier this year, claiming that NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar had written a letter to Thackeray when he was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in 2020, alleging the violence was a conspiracy by certain right-wing groups.

Commission counsel Ashish Satpute informed that the probe panel issued the notice on Thursday and sought an explanation from Uddhav Th

See Full Page