‘Would not Ship Proper Message’: Devendra Fadnavis Reacts To Ally Sena MLA’s Viral Assault Video
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis criticized Shiv Sena legislator’s viral video of slapping a canteen worker, stating that such conduct sends a fallacious message.
CM Devendra Fadnavis (PTI picture)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday criticised Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MLA Sanjay Gaikwad over his viral video by which he was seen slapping a canteen worker.
Terming his actions “inappropriate”, Chief Minister Fadnavis acknowledged such behaviour sends fallacious message about legislators to public.
“Such conduct doesn’t ship proper message. MLA Sanjay Gaikwad’s behaviour is inappropriate and creates a unfavorable notion about all legislators among the many public,” Chief Minister Fadnavis mentioned.
MLA Sanjay Gaikwad’s behaviour is inappropriate and creates a unfavorable notion about all legislators among the many public.आ. संजय गायकवाड यांचे वर्तन भूषणावह नाही, यातून सगळ्या आमदारांबद्दल लोकांमध्ये चुकीची भावना जाते!
(विधानपरिषद, मुंबई | दि. 9 जुलै 2025)#Maharashtra… pic.twitter.com/Cp5JUp42wB
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) July 9, 2025
CM Fadnavis’s response got here in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Anil Parab who raised the matter within the Maharashtra Meeting, accusing the ruling dispensation of political high-handedness.
“A fallacious message goes amongst folks about all MLAs that there’s a misuse of energy,” the CM mentioned, including that individuals can complain formally if there are any points concerning the standard of the meals on the canteen and applicable actions can be taken.
“However assault by public representatives doesn’t ship out the precise message. It is a severe subject. You (council chariman Ram Shinde) and Speaker (Rahul Narwekar) take cognisance of it to take additional motion accordingly,” the CM mentioned within the Home.
Sena MLA Gaikwad Thrashes Canteen Employees
MLA Sanjay Gaikwad stoked a recent row after allegedly assaulting a canteen workers member on the MLA Visitor Home in Mumbai. He reportedly assaulted the staffer over poor high quality of meals.
This incident was reported days after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staff assaulted a Mira Highway shopkeeper for refusing to talk Marathi, triggering a serious political slugfest.
It was learnt the Buldhana legislator was sad with the standard of meals served on the MLA visitor home canteen.
Offended over high quality of meals served to him, the MLA allegedly confronted the workers and, together with others, assaulted one of many canteen staff. The incident was captured on digital camera and the video quickly went viral.
Explaining why he reacted aggressively, MLA Gaikwad mentioned, “Round 9.30 or 10 PM, I went to the canteen for dinner. Most MLAs from rural areas, together with myself, keep there. I took varan bhaat to eat, and the second I took the primary chunk, it tasted bitter. On the second chunk, I truly puked. Once I smelled it, I realised it was stale meals. I confronted the canteen workers and requested in the event that they had been serving poison.”
“That is unacceptable, particularly when so many MLAs from rural constituencies keep right here. This isn’t the primary time both — they’ve been serving poor-quality meals earlier too, and I’ve confronted them twice earlier than,” he added.
The assault reportedly passed off on the state-run visitor home the place a number of legislators are staying throughout the Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Meeting.
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