Congress senior leader Balasaheb Thorat on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on former Home Minister of the state Anil Desmukh.
On his social media handle X , Thorat wrote that , I strongly condemn the fatal attack on Deshmukh.
The fact that a former Home Minister was assaulted in Nagpur district of state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis raises the question whether there is rule of law in the state or goons, he asked.
The law and order system in the state has deteriorated . The Election Commission, he said, should intervene immediately and take steps to ensure a fair and transparent election, he tweeted.
Former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was seriously injured after four unidentified youths pelted stones at his car on Monday night when he was returning after campaigning for Mahavikas Aghadi candidate Salil Deshmukh.