Targeting Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil, Maharashtra Minister and other backward class (OBC) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Wednesday alleged there was a serious threat to his life even as Mr. Jarange Patil continued to vent spleen against Mr. Bhujbal, demanding that he should not be vested with more powers.
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly during a debate on the Maratha reservation issue, Mr. Bhujbal, who belongs to the ruling Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party faction, said that a police report had cautioned him of a major threat to his life.
“A police report stated I could be shot…Preparations are on for an attack on me. After the houses of [NCP legislators] Prakash Solanke and Sandeep Kshirsagar were torched in Beed, my personal security was increased,” Mr. Bhujbal, who has emerged as Mr. Jarange Patil’s bitterest critic, said.
