AMN / MUMBAI
Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection Minister of Maharashtra Dhananjay Munde has tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Talking to reporters at Vidhan Bhavan, Mr Fadnavis informed that he has accepted Mr Munde’s resignation and has sent it to Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan for further proceedings.
The development comes after the alleged involvement of Mr Munde’s close aides in the murder of Santosh Deshmukh, the Sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, became clear. The opposition parties and BJP MLA Suresh Dhas have been raising the demand for Mr Munde’s resignation.