Ajit Pawar flags rise in attacks on police personnel in Maharashtra

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday expressed concern about the rise in the attacks on police personnel in the state, and said it could impact their morale.

Raising the issue in the Assembly, Pawar claimed that in the last three months there have been more than 30 such incidents. The government should take strict action so that the perpetrators are not emboldened and charge sheets should be filed speedily in these cases, the Nationalist Congress Party leader said.

There have been some incidents where police personnel were mowed down by vehicles or dragged along with moving vehicles, he said.