On February 8, Deshmukh had made the remarks on an online platform after the Congress, a ruling coalition ally in Maharashtra, sought an investigation into the BJP's alleged connection with recent tweets of some celebrities on the ongoing farm protest and to find out whether the saffron party "arm-twisted" them in posting those statements which were deemed pro-Centre.
The Maharashtra Home Minister on returning from Covid quarantine has said he was misunderstood and his inquiry was against those pressuring celebs and not against celebs themselves.
High voter turnout in Naxal-affected Gadchiroli, polls held in Javeli Budruk after 54 years
High voter turnout in Naxal-affected Gadchiroli, polls held in Javeli Budruk after 54 years
Residents of Gadchiroli, a region marred by Naxal-induced violence, turned out to vote in large numbers in the Gram Panchayat polls.
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Voting for Gram Panchayat polls underway in Gadchiroli (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @micnewdelhi)
With 82.06 per cent in the first and 80.01 per cent in the second phase of the Gram Panchayat polls, Gadchiroli in Maharashtra recorded record voter turnout. This was possible due to the combined efforts of the Gadchiroli Police and District Administration, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhagwat Karad on Thursday gave a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha expressing 'concern over investigation ordered by Maharashtra government against Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar'.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said the state intelligence wing will conduct a probe into allegations that some celebrities were pressured to tweet on farmers’ stir. —