Mumbai police books NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad, day after Vidhan Bhavan clash

MUMBAI: A case has been registered against NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad for allegedly obstructing the work of the police, Mumbai police said on Friday. The development followed a scuffle between BJP and NCP (SCP) workers at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan on Thursday evening.

The case has been registered at the Marine Drive Police Station in Mumbai, police said.

“Yesterday, after a fight between BJP and NCP-NCP workers at Vidhan Bhavan, Jitendra Awhad and his workers obstructed the work by sitting in front of the police vehicle in the evening. Considering the seriousness of the matter, a case has been registered against Jitendra Awhad,” Mumbai police said in a statement.

Earlier on July 17, a clash broke out between supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and Jitendra Awhad outside the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) – Sharadchandra Pawar (SCP) MLA Rohit Pawar, speaking on the clash, said that these kinds of incidents would lead to distrust among the people of the state.

“These kinds of incidents will lead to distrust among the people of Maharashtra…” Pawar said on Friday.

Pawar alleged that four people had planned to attack the NCP-SCP MLA who received threats on Whatsapp from the workers of the new ‘aaka.’

“Four people planned to attack the NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad outside the Maharashtra Assembly yesterday as he received threats on WhatsApp and messages from the workers of the new ‘aaka’…The new ‘aaka’ gives signals from a distance, and these four goons committed hooliganism there…” he further said.

Following the incident, Jitendra Awhad alleged that he was abused and threatened with death by individuals he described as “goons” who confronted him outside the Assembly.

“The whole of Maharashtra knows who the attacker was. We are being asked for evidence again and again, while the whole country has seen who carried out the attack. Goons are being allowed to enter the assembly, posing a threat to the safety of the MLAs. I was abused, threatened with death. Abusive words like ‘dog’, ‘pig’ were used. Was this what was expected to happen in the assembly?” Awhad told reporters a day earlier.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police has registered an FIR and arrested two people in connection with the clash. (ANI)