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(SP) spokesperson Vikas Lawande was allegedly attacked with achromatic ink successful Maharashtra’s Pune territory connected Saturday (May 9, 2026) by a radical led by a right-wing preacher.
The contention got triggered aft the video of achromatic ink flung connected Mr. Lawande successful Mhatobachi Alandi colony went viral. According to the preacher Sangram Bhandare, the enactment was done for the NCP(SP) functionary’s remarks made connected his gurus, who are a portion of the Warkari movement. In the video, Mr. Bhandare was besides seen asking wherefore helium targeted the gurus and warned him not to criticise them.
“Over the past fewer days, Vikas Lawande has been making derogatory remarks and allegations, calling our gurus corrupt and Manuvadi. How tin we tolerate these insults? The allegations helium is making are each lies,” Mr. Bhandare said portion intelligibly informing the politician.
After the attack, Mr. Lawande went to a section constabulary presumption to study the incidental and demanded enactment against the alleged attackers, saying: “At slightest 10-15 radical attacked maine and pointed a weapon connected me. They were each goons and threatened to extremity my life. I americium not going to permission till they are arrested. I volition commencement a satyagraha astatine the presumption only.”
In the past fewer days, referring to the NCP(SP) supremo Sharad Pawar’s nonfiction connected “regressive infiltrators successful the progressive Warkari sect”, Mr. Lawande called retired respective gurus saying that “the BJP and RSS is retired to destruct the Warkari movement”.
Last month, Mr. Pawar wrote an nonfiction highlighting the introduction of regressive elements into the sect and besides revealed the names of 40 “infiltrators”.
Maharashtra NCP(SP) president Shashikant Shinde backed Mr. Lawande saying: “Democracy has gone for a flip successful this country. The close to state of code is being suppressed, efforts are made to tarnish this tradition.”
NCP(SP) Maharashtra Youth president Mehbub Shaikh criticised Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, saying: “The State is watching whether Home Ministry-led by Devendra Fadnavis takes immoderate enactment to specified convulsive incidental oregon support the culprits.”
Meanwhile, Congress person Vijay Wadettiwar said: “This is an onslaught connected state of code that threatens democracy. Such benignant of incidents are expanding due to the fact that definite groups expect others to talk arsenic they want.”
