Guv too asks Maha cops to protect Legislators
The Central Government on Sunday provided Y+ category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to 15 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has also asked the State Director-General of Police to provide security to the rebel MLAs. The development comes a day after the State Government withdrew the security cover to the rebel Sena MLAs and the homes of many of them were attacked by the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
As per the Union Home Ministry’s order, the rebel MLAs, who have been accorded the CRPF security cover, include: Ramesh Bornare, Mangesh Kudalkar, Sanjay Shirsat, Latabai Sonawane, Prakas Surve, Sadanand Saranavnkar, Yogesh Dada Kadam, Pratap Sarnaik, Yamini Jadhav, Pradeep Jaiswal, Sanjay Rathod, Dadaji Bhuse, Dilip Lande, Balaji Kalyanar and Sandipan Bhumare.
On Saturday, Sena workers loyal to Uddhav Thackeray staged protests against the rebels and vandalised office of an MLA in Pune.
Rebel leader Eknath Shinde wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil and the DGP Rajneesh Seth alleging that security cover provided to the rebel MLAs at their residence and to their family members has been withdrawn “as an act of revenge”.
