Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad booked in assault case
Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad booked in assault case
Three days following Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad’s assault on a staff member of MLA Hostel Canteen for allegedly serving him stale food, a non-cognisable offence has been filed against him.
According to the details, Gaikwad had ordered dinner from the canteen on Tuesday night. However, he found the dal and rice delivered in his room to be stale and foul smelling. Angry after this, the Sena MLA from Buldhana stormed into the canteen and confronted the employee. He also hit the employee on his face.
After the incident, Gaikwad said, as
these Shettys have been playing with lives for a long time. Today, they tried to play with his life. His stomach isn’t good and I have been disturbed over it for the last 20 years. He also alleged that Shettys of the south have defamed Maharashtra’s culture, be it in terms of dance bars or ladies bars.
Addingnth that Shetty is not written on his forehead but the hotel belongs to the Shettys.
On being asked if he might have reacted differently if the canteen employee been a Marathi, Gaikwad said, “This is not a question about Marathis. Firstly, Marathis wouldn’t have made such a mistake… The people of Maharashtra have never run a dance bar, or a ladies bar, they have never done such acts, only outsiders do such acts. Earlier Balasaheb had also protested against dance bars.
After the video
sparked a row, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Gaikwad’s conduct was unnecessary.
Adding that that the flacilities were not up to the mark, the food was stale. Whatever it is, one can register a complaint. But for a public representative to assault someone, and the video getting circulated is not good.”
Even Deputy CM Eknath Shinde too condemned his party colleague’s actions. They are representatives of the people and have some responsibility. He condemned Gaikwad’s action and told him that it’s wrong to slap someone.
However, Gaikwad continued to defend himself saying he has been complaining about it for the last two to three years but in vain. It was not just him but several other MLAs, their personal assistants and other people raised similar complaints but nothing came out of it. He went to further add that he knew the road he adopted was incorrect but taking the wrong road has led him to the right path, and this is why a case has been registered against him today.
In 2024, Gaikwad sparked a row after he offered a reward of ₹11 lakh to anyone who chopped off senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s tongue.
Also, a video showed a policeman washing Gaikwad’s car, to which the legislator said that the policeman had volunteered.
In February 2024, Gaikwad claimed he hunted a tiger in 1987 and wears its tooth around his neck. Following this, he was charged under the Wildlife Protection Act.
News Edit KV Raman
