Trupti Desai plans to file contempt of court case against Maha CM, government

April 03, 2016 15:14

A day after being denied entry into the inner sanctum of Shani Shinganapur temple in Maharashtra, Bhumata Ranragini Brigade president Trupti Desai said she is planning to file a "contempt of court" case against Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state government.

"It was the CM who, in January, had extended his support to our cause and failed to protect us yesterday. Now we have already given a complaint to Supa police station against the police (who failed to protect women activists yesterday), local administration and trustees and demanded that a contempt of court case should be filed against CM and Maharashtra

government," said Desai.

She alleged that whatever happened yesterday was a premeditated ploy to kill them. "When villagers unleashed an attack on us and started beating us, police were standing as mere spectators and did not oppose them," she further alleged.

Desai claimed that she and other activists sustained bruises during the attack by villagers. "We will wait till tomorrow as we feel that court will initiate a 'suo moto' action against Maharashtra government in yesterday's incident and if it does not happen, we are planning to file a contempt of court case against the CM and Maharashtra state for failing to implement the high court ruling," informed Desai.

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