Maha Turmoil: Police on high alert after rebel MLA's office vandalised in Pune

Pune: While the political turmoil in the state is intensifying hour after hour, Shiv Sena workers allegedly ransacked the office of rebel party MLA Tanaji Sawant in Balaji area of Katraj in Pune on Saturday.

Sawant is one of the rebel Sena MLAs of the Eknath Shinde group and is camping in Guwahati, Assam.

"Our party workers vandalised Tanaji Sawant's office. All traitors and rebel MLAs who have troubled our chief Uddhav Thackeray will face this type of action. Their office will also be attacked. No one will be spared," said Sanjay More, Shiv Sena Pune city head.

After this, Pune Police issued an alert and directed all police stations to ensure security at offices of Shiv Sena leaders in the city.

Mumbai Police also issued a high alert and asked all police stations to ensure security at all political offices in the city. It has also directed that officer-level Police personnel must visit every political office to ensure their safety.

Meanwhile, rebel Shiv Sena leader and state cabinet minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the alleged 'malicious' withdrawal of security of family members of the 38 MLAs camping with him in a Guwahati hotel.

However, Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil refuted Shinde's claim of withdrawal of security.

"Neither the Chief Minister nor the Home Department has ordered the withdrawal of security of any MLA. The allegations being levelled through Twitter are false and completely baseless," said Patil.

Shinde along with 38 party MLAs and nine independent MLAs are campaigning at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam from June 22.

Notably, CM Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of the party's national executive committee on Saturday. The meeting will be held in Shiv Sena Bhavan which the Chief Minister will join virtually. (With ANI inputs)

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