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Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday assured the Legislative Assembly that he will direct the police department not to arrest Nitin Deshmukh, an MLA from the Uddhav Thackeray led Sena faction.
Former minister Anil Parab of the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray led Shiv Sena faction (UBTSS) had raised the issue of Deshmukh who has been booked under 353A after he had a verbal duel with the police at Ravi Bhawan in Nagpur, in the Legislative Council.
Deshmukh accompanied by his supporters had reached Ravi Bhawan yesterday to attend a meeting at the official residence of Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve. The meeting was called by former chief minister and UBTSS faction leader Uddhav Thackeray. Upon reaching Ravi Bhawan, Deshmukh was asked to take an entry pass for his supporters to get access.
However, after initially agreeing to take the entry pass for his supporters he later refused, culminating into a heated argument. The issue was also raised in legislative assembly by UBTSS faction MLA Bhaskar Jadhav.
Replying to him, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the lower house that Deshmukh was booked under 353 A as he used cuss words and tried to assault the police.
