Mumbai: Kirit Somaiya was seen with blood on his face in a video shared by BJP.
Bombay:
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya accused the Shiv Sena of attempting to kill him on Saturday in the presence of police personnel. He said he was injured after “100 goons” from the ruling party attacked him with rocks outside Khar Police Station in Mumbai.
Mr Somaiya was seen with blood on his face in a video shared by former Maharashtra Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. One of the windows of his car was shattered.
It is a total collapse of the law & order situation in Mumbai and Maharashtra!
Goons attacked @BJP4Maharashtra leader @KiritSomaiya ji right in front of the Khar Police Station and in the presence of police personnel.
This is absolutely unacceptable!
We demand strongest action!#Maharashtrapic.twitter.com/FXl7AMhQem— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) Apr 23, 2022
He is now at the Bandra Police Station, sitting in his car and demanding that an FIR (First Information Report) be registered. “Until no action is taken against police officers and mafia Sena Gundas, I will remain in my car at Bandra Police Station,” he said in a tweet.
I’m hurt, I’m in my car. Until no action is taken against police officers and mafia Sena Gundas, I will stay in my car at Bandra police station@BJP4India
— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) Apr 23, 2022
The incident took place when Mr Somaiya visited Khar Police Station following the arrest of independent Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana. The Ranas were arrested earlier in the day, hours after they canceled their plan to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence ‘Matoshree’.
Sena workers had previously demonstrated against Mr Somaiya’s visit to the police station. The attack followed as he left. Stones were thrown and shattered one of the windows.
“I am shocked, in the presence of 50 police officers, in the compound/campus of Khar police station, Shivsena’s 100 Gundas attack me with stones, want to kill me What the police commissioner does? How many mafia Sena Gundas were allowed to gather in police station?” said Mr Somaiya in a tweet.
I am shocked, in the presence of 50 police officers, in the compound/campus of the Khar police station, Shivsena’s 100 Gundas attack me with stones, wanted to kill me
What does the police commissioner do?
How many mafia Sena Gundas were allowed to gather at the police station? @BJP4India
— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) Apr 23, 2022
Fadnavis criticized the state government, calling it a “total breakdown of public order”.
“It’s a total breakdown of law and order in Mumbai and Maharashtra! Goons attacked @BJP4Maharashtra leader @KiritSomaiya ji right in front of Khar Police Station and in the presence of police personnel. This is absolutely unacceptable! We demand strongest action,” he said. he. †
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil issued a stern warning and said his party will not remain silent on the issue.
The day before, BJP leader Mohit Kamboj’s car was rocked at Mumbai’s Kalanagar Junction. He, too, had accused the Shiv Sena of wanting to kill him.
