Posted 2/3/2024, 8:03:21 AM
BJP MLA Opens Fire at Shiv Sena Leader in Police Station, Injuring Two over Land Dispute
- BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad opened fire at ally Shiv Sena leader Mahesh Gaikwad inside a police station, injuring him and another person over a land dispute
- Gaikwad said he has "no regrets" about the shooting and did it in self-defense because they were beating his son
- He criticized CM Eknath Shinde for "creating a kingdom of criminals", betraying Uddhav Thackeray, and failing to manage Maharashtra properly
- The incident provided ammunition for the Uddhav faction to accuse the state government of failing on law and order
- Gaikwad and two others were arrested; the injured Sena leader remains critical on ventilator