MUMBAI: The inclusion of three politicians embroiled in controversies-Shiv Sena's Sanjay Rathod and Abdul Sattar and BJP's Vijaykumar Gavit -in the cabinet sparked a row, with not only Congress but BJP functionaries also protesting the induction of Rathod in particular. Rathod, MLA from Digras in Yavatmal who had served as forest minister in the MVA government, had to resign last year after he was linked to a woman's death in Pune. However, Rathod on Tuesday found support from NCP's Supriya Sule who said he was "innocent" and had been earlier targeted by BJP.
Sena MLA Sattar found himself at the centre of a row on Monday when it was alleged two of his daughters were beneficiaries of the Teachers' Eligibility Test 2019-20, where marks of candidates were inflated. Sattar was earlier in Congress and joined Sena before the 2019 assembly elections.
