Dhananjay Munde Denies Involvement in Sarpanch Murder, Rules Out Resignation
Deccan ChronicleMumbai: The murder of a sarpanch in Beed over the alleged extortion case continues to stir Maharashtra politics with the NCP minister Dhananjay Munde denying involvement in the crime and refusing to resign over the matter. His remarks came after his close aide Walmik Karad was surrendered before the Crime Investigation Department in Pune on Tuesday in connection with Rs two crore extortion case linked to the sarpanch’s murder. Meanwhile, NCP MP from Beed Bajrang Sonawane alleged that the car in which Karad arrived for surrendering in an extortion case was earlier part of Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's convoy. Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad Ambadas Danve said, “The trial of the Santosh Deshmukh murder case should be conducted outside Beed.”