Devendra Fadnavis After Saif Ali Khan Attack

Devendra Fadnavis After Saif Ali Khan Attack

Mumbai:

Speaking out on the assault on actor Saif Ali Khan after his authorities confronted flak from opposition leaders and a few individuals from the movie fraternity, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis – who additionally holds the Home portfolio – has mentioned what occurred was unlucky, however it could not be right to say that Mumbai is unsafe. 

Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon after attending a particular screening of the film ‘Emergency’, starring Kangana Ranaut, Mr Fadnavis mentioned, “Among all of the megacities within the nation, Mumbai is the most secure. It is true that some incidents happen generally and they need to be handled with seriousness however to say, based mostly on one incident, that Mumbai is unsafe wouldn’t be right. This tarnishes Mumbai’s picture. But the federal government is working to make Mumbai even safer.”

After the early morning housebreaking try at Saif Ali Khan’s dwelling in Bandra, throughout which the actor was stabbed six instances however is out of hazard, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi was among the many first to hit out on the authorities, asking, “If celebrities should not protected, who in Mumbai is?”

“What a disgrace that Mumbai sees one other high-profile try on life, the assault on Saif Ali Khan but once more raises questions on Mumbai Police and the Home Minister. This is after a collection of incidents that present there’s a deliberate try to undermine Mumbai by concentrating on large names,” she wrote on X.

The MP additionally introduced up the homicide of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in October final 12 months and the firing exterior actor Salman Khan’s dwelling in April. Both of those incidents had additionally taken place in Bandra, which is one in every of Mumbai’s poshest areas and is dwelling to most of the metropolis’s wealthy and well-known. 

‘In A Shambles’

Expressing aid that Mr Khan is steady, Aaditya Thackeray, who can also be a Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and son of former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, mentioned the incident highlights the poor legislation and order state of affairs beneath the BJP-led authorities within the state.

Referring to the homicide of a sarpanch in Beed – allegedly involving the shut aide of a pacesetter from the Ajit Pawar led-NCP – and a custodial loss of life in Parbhani, Mr Thackeray wrote on X, “The proven fact that it (the assault on Saif Ali Khan) occurred, nevertheless, solely highlights absolutely the shambles legislation & order is in Maharashtra. Over the previous 3 years, hit-and-run instances, actors and politicians being threatened and instances like these in Beed and Parbhani solely present that the Government has been an absolute failure in curbing crime and sustaining legislation and order. Do we have now anybody within the authorities that cares about citizen security in any respect?”

Similar statements had been additionally made by NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Clyde Castro, Varsha Gaikwad of the Congress and Sanjay Raut from the Shiv Sena (UBT).

‘What About Order?’

Several actors and others from the movie fraternity have additionally spoken out after the assault. Actor and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt mentioned she had “by no means felt so unsafe earlier than”.

In posts on X tagging Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, she requested for the “lawlessness” to be curbed.

“Can this lawlessness please be curbed @MumbaiPolice @CPMumbaiPolice. We want extra Police presence in Bandra. The metropolis and particularly the queen of the subburbs, have by no means felt so unsafe earlier than (sic),” Ms Bhatt mentioned. 

In one other put up, she wrote, “Law & Order. We have legal guidelines.. what about order?”