Sapkal seeks Fadnavis’s resignation over attack on minister’s kin, law-and-order incidents
Mr. Sapkal’s remarks came after an attack on Amay Ajit Save, 35, and his father during a dispute over road work in Paithan taluka on September 10
Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday (September 11, 2026) demanded that Devendra Fadnavis resign as Home Minister, citing several incidents he claimed demonstrated a breakdown in law and order in the state. Sapkal alleged that the recent attack on Amay Ajit Save and his father in Paithan taluka on September 10, where the elder Save was allegedly assaulted by three men, was indicative of the deteriorating situation.
He also referenced allegations of an assault on two men by self-styled cow protectors in Ahilyanagar on September 5, where the victims were reportedly stripped, beaten, and forced to drink urine. Sapkal's comments came after noting the attack on Save's brother and nephew in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where Save's father was reportedly shoved into a ditch and later assaulted by three individuals.
Police registered an offence against the three accused under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sapkal accused Fadnavis of failing to protect ministers' families and called for the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act to be invoked in the Ahilyanagar case. He further described Maharashtra's law-and-order situation as "completely deteriorated" and likened it to a "Taliban-like" state, in a politically charged attack on the Fadnavis-led government.
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