Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appeared before a court here on Saturday in connection with a plea seeking action against him for allegedly not disclosing criminal cases in his election affidavit in 2014.
Fadnavis’ statement will be recorded by civil judge VA Deshmukh, following which the court will hear final arguments in the case.
Advocate Satish Uke had filed the petition seeking criminal proceedings against Fadnavis alleging that cases of cheating and forgery were registered against the BJP leader in 1996 and 1998, but he did not disclose this information in his election affidavit . Read more