Following a fight over a land issue, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction member Mahesh Gaikwad and another supporter were hurt in the firing.
Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, declared the Ulhasnagar shooting incident involving a local Shiv Sena leader and a BJP MLA to be “serious” and ordered a high-level investigation into it on Saturday.
A police officer said that on Friday night, over a land dispute, BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad of Kalyan opened fire on Mahesh Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena chairman of Kalyan, inside a police station at Ulhasnagar in the Thane district.
“I have requested that a high-level inquiry be held by the DGP (director general of police) due to the seriousness of the incident. Fadnavis told reporters, “Everyone is equal before the law, regardless of their political affiliations.”
According to him, the investigation will determine what caused the MLA to open fire and under what conditions.
If the MLA is found to be guilty, the state BJP president, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, stated that the party will take legal action.
Before being arrested, Ganpat Gaikwad stated he used the gun because his kid was being beaten at the police station by the men of the Sena leader. He made this claim in an interview with a news channel. According to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, there is an attempt to create a “kingdom of criminals” in Maharashtra.
The BJP MLA charged Shrikant Shinde, the MP for Kalyan and son of the chief minister, with hanging up signs and taking credit for his own labour. He remarked, “I had repeatedly informed my seniors that these individuals are engaging in violence against my leaders.”
Ulhasnagar is included in the parliamentary constituency of Kalyan.