Sharad Pawar, the leader of the
Nationalist Congress Party, has informed the Koregaon-Bhima Inquiry Commission that he will be unable to attend before it on February 23-24. Nawab Malik, a Maharashtra Minister and NCP spokesperson said in a video message on Tuesday that Pawar will undoubtedly appear before the investigative panel in the future.
According to Malik, "Pawar saheb had been summoned to appear before the panel. He has written to the commission stating that he will be unable to appear in front of it this time." "He has informed the panel that he will present his version of events (to the commission) later. In the future, Pawar saheb will undoubtedly be present there" Added he.
According to the Pune police, fighting broke out between caste groups outside the war memorial on January 1, 2018, commemorating the bicentennial of the 1818 battle of Koregaon Bhima. In the incident, one individual died and several others were hurt, including ten police officers.
Provocative comments at the 'Elgar Parishad Conference' in Pune on December 31, 2017, allegedly sparked the violence in the Koregaon Bhima area, according to the Pune Police. The organisers of the Elgar Parishad conference were suspected of having ties to Maoists, according to the authorities.
On October 8, 2018, the NCP's leader submitted an affidavit to the commission. Sagar Shinde, a member of the Vivek Vichar Manch, submitted an appeal with the commission in February 2020, requesting that Sharad Pawar be summoned in light of statements he made in the media about caste violence in 2018.
Maharashtra recorded 806 COVID-19 cases on Monday. According to official data, the state capital Mumbai recorded 96 new COVID-19 cases on April 17, 2020, the lowest single-day increase since April 17, 2020.
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