MUMBAI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya, who was on his way to Kohlapur, was detained at Karad railway station in Satara district on Monday. According to news agency ANI, ahead of his visit, the District Collector of Kolhapur had issued prohibitory orders against the leader and imposed Section 144, prohibiting gatherings on September 20 and 21.
On Sunday, the BJP leader had alleged that he was detained at his residence in Mumbai.
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Somaiya tweeted on Sunday: “Thackeray Sarkar Dadagiri, notice no entry for kolhapur district, but i am not allowed to go out of my house. not allowed to go for ganesh immersion. mulund police want to arrest me , but no warrant, no order… it is completely illegal.”
The BJP leader questioned the Maharashtra government over the orders banning going out of Mumbai.
According to the BJP leader, following corruption allegations against Maharashtra minister Hasan Mushrif, he was barred from entering Kolhapur by district authorities citing law and order and security concerns.
He was expected to visit Hasan Mushrif’s benami sugar factory on Monday. Somaiya soon held a press conference and claimed to have exposed the scam of MLA from Kagal in Kolhapur. He tweeted on Monday, “Police stopped me under prohibitory orders in Karad at 9 am during press conference at Karad Circuit House, I will expose 1 more scam of Hasan Mushrif.”
Earlier, Somaiya had accused Maharashtra cabinet ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and Anil Parab of money laundering.
On September 13, Somaiya had accused Rural Development Minister and MLA from Kolhapur’s Kagal Mushrif of indulging in corruption and keeping ‘benami’ in the name of his family members. These allegations were later dismissed.
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