The current youngster sexual abuse case at a faculty in Badlapur in Thane district has escalated right into a political controversy following widespread violence and arson. As per stories, the varsity’s chief trustee, Uday Kotwal, is a BJP chief, which has led the Mahavikas Aghadi to focus on the saffron celebration. Nonetheless, native media has reported that whereas 5 members of the varsity’s trustee board are related to Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena-UBT.
Within the midst of this controversy, the Bombay Excessive Court docket has directed the state authorities to file an affidavit detailing the police investigation earlier than the case is handed over to a Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT). The court docket has set the following listening to for August 27, demanding solutions to the questions raised concerning the investigation.
Following the incident, a flurry of accusations erupted in political circles, with varied events trying accountable one another for the intense incident. Opposition events initially focused the BJP reportedly as a result of presence of RSS and BJP-affiliated leaders on the varsity’s trustee board.
The present trustee board of the Adarsh Vidya Prasarak Sanstha contains leaders from each Shiv Sena factions— Eknath Shinde’s group and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, reported native media. Of the entire members, 5 belong to those factions, with two being impartial and trainer members.
Whereas Chairman Uday Kotwal stated to have an RSS background, Vice-Chairman Janardan Dhorpade is alleged to a Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) chief.
Different RSS-linked board members are Ram Shete – Treasurer, Uday Kelkar – Member, BJP chief Nandkishore Patkar – Member, whereas Shiv Sena-Shinde faction linked board members are former Thane District Shiv Sena chief Manohar Ambawane – Member, Sanjay Gaikwad – Member, and Sena-UBT faction-linked board members are Harishchandra Bhoir – Member, and Ashok Ghorpade – Member. Thus, the varsity board has members not solely from the RSS but additionally from the each factions of the Shiv Sena in addition to from the BJP.
To make sure transparency within the investigation, the Bombay Excessive Court docket has requested an affidavit from the state authorities. The subsequent steps on this advanced case will probably be intently watched, as political events proceed to make clear their positions on the problem.
