Union Minister’s Daughter Harassed At Maharashtra Fair, 1 Arrested

Mumbai:

A junior minister in the Union cabinet has raised questions over women’s safety in Maharashtra after her minor daughter was harassed at a fair in Jalgaon district, giving ammunition to the opposition Congress over the law-and-order situation in the state.

Raksha Khadse, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports and a BJP leader, went to the police station today to file a complaint, accompanied by dozens of party workers and supporters.

“A yatra is organized every year in Kothali on the occasion of Shivratri. My daughter went to this fair the day before yesterday and she was harassed by some boys. I have come to the police station to file a complaint,” she told reporters outside the police station.

“I have come as a mother seeking justice, not as a Union Minister and MP,” added a visibly upset Ms Khadse.

Kushanat Pingde, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Muktainagar said that the accused misbehaved with several girls and even clashed with their bodyguards when they tried to intervene. He has named seven accused in the case, of whom one has been arrested.