Jitendra Awhad fumes after cop in civilian clothes records his press conference

Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar leader Jitendra Awhad on Friday objected to a cop recording his press conference and detained him for a while while accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party BJPled Maharashtra government of keeping the opposition under surveillance news agency PTI reportedThe incident took place at the former state housing ministers residence in Thane where he had called mediapersonsNoticing that a man in civilian clothing was recording a video of his press conference Jitendra Awhad sought to know his identity PTI reported The person said he was from the Special Branch of Thane PoliceWhy are the police keeping a watch on Opposition leaders Instead of targeting us they should focus on individuals like Walmik Karad the NCPSP legislator said Karad a close aide of NCP Minister Dhananjay Munde was arrested in an extortion case related to the murder of Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed districtHow can the police enter my private residence during a press conference What exactly does the government aim to achieve with such surveillance Jitendra Awhad questioned and said he would not allow the police personnel to leave until senior officials furnished explanation on the incidentAfter speaking to a senior official over phone the Member of Legislative Assembly MLA from the MumbraKalwa constituency let the policeman leaveTalking about the Santosh Deshmukh murder case Jitendra Awhad claimed that Karads notoriety in Beed district surpasses even that of gangsters such as Dawood Ibrahim Chhota Rajan and Arun GawliAccording to PTI Jitendra Awhad said that industrialists in Mumbai feared these gangsters but in Beed even the police are afraid of KaradGadchirolis development good for Maharashtra Sanjay RautShiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said party mouthpiece Saamana had words of praise for Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in an editorial as the state government had done a commendable job by getting the Naxalites operating in Gadchiroli district to surrenderAccording to ANI Raut hit out at the previous guardian minister of Gadchiroli alleging that he appointed his agents and collected money that increased NaxalismHe said that Shiv Sena UBT appreciates that the Chief Minister has taken charge of Gadchiroli as the guardian ministerWe have praised Devendra Fadnavis because the government has done a good job Maharashtra is our state and a place like Gadchiroli which is affected by Naxalism if the Naxalites surrendered and opted for the constitutional path we welcome that The earlier guardian minister could have done that but instead he appointed his agents and collected money that increased Naxalism We have worked with Devendra Fadnavis that relation goes on but we are in the opposition and we will continue to raise the issues as well Raut told reporters in a press conferenceThe Shiv Sena UBT Member of Parliament MP further said that Gadchirolis development will be good for the entire state He also stated that the party has appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well when he has done good workI have seen the visuals of Naxalites surrendering their arms and accepting the Indian constitution so if someone does that it must be appreciated If a district like Gadchiroli is developed its good for the whole state and if it becomes the steel city of Maharashtra nothing is better than that If Devendra Fadnavis is taking such initiatives it needs to be appreciated We have criticised PM Modi also but when he does something good we do appreciate him Raut saidAccording to ANI Raut also said that people only thought about extorting money from the industrialists who aspired to start work in the Naxalaffected districtHowever the situation seems to be changing and it needs to be appreciated Raut addedWith PTI and ANI inputs