NEW DELHI: In a Bollywood-worthy twist to election season drama, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has labeled the alleged stone assault on ex-House Minister Anil Deshmukh as pure fiction. Evaluating it to a Rajinikanth blockbuster, Fadnavis on Tuesday accused the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of spinning a sympathy-garnering yarn to distract from what he claims is an inevitable ballot defeat.
The incident, which reportedly left Deshmukh with minor head accidents, occurred Monday evening whereas he was returning to Katol from a ballot rally in Nagpur. Fadnavis, who additionally heads the house division, isn’t shopping for the story.
‘Doesn’t add up’
Fadnavis dismantled the account with a mixture of sarcasm and logic. “If a 10-kg stone was hurled on the automobile, why isn’t the windshield shattered? The bonnet didn’t also have a scratch,” he identified.
And the clincher: “If the stone got here from behind, how did Deshmukh get accidents on his brow? This story reads like a Salim-Javed script from the yesteryears.”
‘An MVA conspiracy?’
Taking a dig on the opposition, Fadnavis alleged the incident was half of a bigger conspiracy. “This can be a fabricated narrative to hurt BJP’s popularity and divert consideration from the electoral challenges going through Deshmukh’s son,” he stated.
Anil Deshmukh’s son, Salil Deshmukh, is locked in a fierce contest towards BJP’s Charansingh Thakur within the Katol constituency for the November 20 meeting elections.
Fadnavis additionally accused NCP chief Sharad Pawar and the MVA “ecosystem” of amplifying the claims to discredit the BJP.
Deshmukh stays mum
In the meantime, Deshmukh has not publicly commented on Fadnavis’s accusations, leaving political pundits to wonder if this drama will take one other cinematic flip earlier than the polls.
As election fever grips Maharashtra, one factor’s sure—this story has all of the makings of a potboiler, full with suspense, allegations, and a touch of Rajinikanth aptitude.
