Mumbai: In an apparent lapse of security, an unidentified woman allegedly vandalised the office of the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis, situated on the sixth floor of Mantralaya in south Mumbai. BJP has demanded a thorough probe into the incident.
BJP also demanded that the investigation be thorough, leaving no stone unturned to reveal whether it was a conspiracy and the hand behind the woman resorting to the act of vandalism.
State BJP women’s wing chief Chitra Wagh said, “How did this woman enter the Mantralaya? This government is a government of common people, so many people come to the ministry for work but cannot understand what is going on in everyone’s mind. However, this should be investigated, especially whether there was any conspiracy and who was behind it.”
BJP’s demand came after a video went viral on social media on Friday about an unidentified woman entering the Mantralaya without an official pass and allegedly damaging the nameplate displaying Dy CM’s name in front of his office on Thursday evening. When the woman was allegedly engaged in vandalism, some people tried to stop her, but she was not in the mood to listen.
After throwing the nameplate, the woman walked out of Mantralaya. Incidentally, no female police staff was present on the sixth floor which helped the woman to get out of the Mantralaya without any security check. However, this has raised serious questions over the security of Mantralaya, which houses the offices of the Chief Minister, two Dy CMs, ministers and bureaucrats. The Mumbai Police Commissioner, who is leading the investigation, has taken serious note of the incident, and thereafter, on his direction, teams have been formed to look for the woman still at large.
According to preliminary police information, the woman entered through the Secretary’s gate and reached Dy CM’s office at around 6.45 p.m. People present adjacent to the Dy CM’s office pointed out that the woman purportedly expressed displeasure over the government’s lack of action on her pending works.
The woman removed the nameplate, damaged it outside the office and raised slogans.
Meanwhile, the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar, taking a dig, said the incident involving a woman damaging the nameplate and venting her anger occurred when the state government was busy conducting events to promote the ‘Ladki Bahin’ Scheme, a government initiative aimed at empowering women and girls.
Notably, Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in Maharashtra by November 2024 to elect the 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
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–IANS
