Veterans Meet Maharashtra Governor Over Assault On Ex-Navy Officer. (FILE)
Mumbai:
A delegation of retired Navy officers and sailors on Thursday met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Mumbai and sought motion towards Shiv Sena employees who allegedly assaulted ex-Navy man Madan Sharma.
The delegation described the assault on Mr Sharma as “dastardly.
A bunch of Shiv Sena employees had attacked Mr Sharma (62) on September 11 after he posted a cartoon lampooning Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in a WhatsApp group.
Mr Sharma had himself met the governor on September 15 over the assault, which passed off in suburban Kandivli, and later mentioned he was now with the BJP-RSS.
A press release, issued by Commander Vijay Vadhera (retd), president of the Navy Basis (Mumbai chapter), mentioned the delegation demanded instant and visual motion towards the attackers.
The Honourable Governor has been made conscious that if instant seen motion isn’t taken, it could ship a flawed sign to the residents in India that the
Armed Forces veterans don’t get the respect they deserve for making supreme sacrifice for the security of our nation and its residents,” mentioned the assertion.
Such assaults on the veterans won’t solely have an effect on their morale, but additionally that of the serving defence personnel, Mr Vadhera mentioned.
The governor gave a affected person listening to to the delegation and guaranteed it he would provoke no matter motion which may be needed within the state to guard the honour, dignity and security of the veterans, he mentioned.
Six Shiv Sena employees had been arrested in reference to the assault and granted bail. They had been re-arrested just a few days later when new IPC sections had been added towards them, however once more launched on bail by an area courtroom.
The Sena had mentioned the assault on Mr Sharma cannot be justified, however on the similar time criticised him over the cartoon ridiculing the Chief Minister.
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