The ruling Eknath Shinde-led tripartite ‘Mahayuti’ government seems to be in dissonance over the Jalna lathi-charge incident during the Maratha quota stir. Shiv Sena Minister Deepak Kesarkar has written to Chief Minister Shinde, demanding a stay on the reassignment of Tushar Doshi, the ex-Superintendent of Police of Jalna district, who was recently made Superintendent of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Pune.
On November 20, the Home Department under Deputy CM and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis had reassigned Mr. Doshi, under pressure from Maratha quota agitators for allegedly ordering the lathi-charge, had reassigned the erstwhile Jalna SP to the CID, Pune.
In his letter to Mr. Shinde, Mr. Kesarkar said that as Mr. Doshi was accused of ordering the lathi-charge, the order for his re-assignment ought to be put on hold until the inquiry against him was over.
