Veterans Meet Maharashtra Governor Over Attack On Ex-Navy Officer
Veterans Meet Maharashtra Governor Over Assault On Ex-Army Officer. (FILE)
Mumbai:
A delegation of retired Army officials and sailors on Thursday met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Mumbai and sought motion towards Shiv Sena employees who allegedly assaulted ex-Army guy Madan Sharma.
The delegation described the assault on Mr Sharma as “dastardly.
A bunch of Shiv Sena employees had attacked Mr Sharma (62) on September 11 after he posted a caricature lampooning Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray in a WhatsApp team.
Mr Sharma had himself met the governor on September 15 over the assault, which happened in suburban Kandivli, and later stated he used to be now with the BJP-RSS.
A remark, issued through Commander Vijay Vadhera (retd), president of the Army Basis (Mumbai bankruptcy), stated the delegation demanded rapid and visual motion towards the attackers.
The Honourable Governor has been made conscious that if rapid visual motion isn’t taken, it will ship a fallacious sign to the electorate in India that the
Armed Forces veterans don’t get the glory they deserve for making ultimate sacrifice for the security of our country and its electorate,” stated the remark.
Such assaults at the veterans is not going to best impact their morale, but additionally that of the serving defence team of workers, Mr Vadhera stated.
The governor gave a affected person listening to to the delegation and confident it he would start up no matter motion that can be essential within the state to offer protection to the honor, dignity and protection of the veterans, he stated.
Six Shiv Sena employees have been arrested in reference to the assault and granted bail. They have been re-arrested a couple of days later when new IPC sections have been added towards them, however once more launched on bail through an area court docket.
The Sena had stated the assault on Mr Sharma can’t be justified, however on the similar time criticised him over the caricature ridiculing the Leader Minister.
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