Anil Deshmukh Vows Retaliation After Alleged BJP-Linked Assault; Political Strife Peaks as Maharashtra Elections Near
Nagpur, India — An incident of political violence has escalated tensions in Maharashtra as former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was injured in a stone-pelting attack. Deshmukh, who has served as the state’s Home Minister, blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the incident, asserting that it was a targeted attack meant to intimidate him. The episode unfolded on a recent Monday evening when assailants hurled stones at Deshmukh’s vehicle in Belphata, a locality near Nagpur. …