Devendra Fadnavis said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to meet the family of a Dalit man who died in custody in Parbhani was done ‘only for political reasons’ and to ‘create hatred’. Earlier today in the day, Rahul Gandhi met the family members of Somnath Suryavanshi in Parbhani.
Pune . Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to meet the family of a Dalit man who died in custody in Parbhani was done ‘only for political reasons’ and to ‘create hatred’. Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi met the family of Somnath Suryavanshi in Parbhani and said that Somnath was killed because he was a Dalit and was protecting the Constitution. Somnath was among over 50 people who were arrested on December 10 following violence that broke out after the replica of the Constitution was insulted near the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Somnath (35), a resident of Shankar Nagar in Parbhani, was lodged in Parbhani District Central Jail and died on December 15 in a government hospital after complaining of chest pain and uneasiness. Gandhi on Monday alleged that the police killed Somnath Suryavanshi and it was a case of ‘100 per cent custodial death’. Speaking to reporters during an event in Pune, Chief Minister Fadnavis said, “Rahul Gandhi has come only for political reasons. Their job is to spread hatred among people. We are investigating all the cases. The matter is in the court.
Fadnavis, who holds the charge of the Home Ministry, said, “If it is proved that the death was due to police beating, no one will be spared.” The state government ordered a judicial inquiry into the Parbhani violence. Is. During the winter session of the Assembly that ended on December 21, Fadnavis told that Somnath Suryavanshi had told a magistrate that he was not tortured. The Chief Minister said in the House that there is no evidence of cruelty even in the CCTV footage.
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