Ramdas Athawale Meets President Kovind To Demand Imposition Of President's Rule In Maharashtra

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and empowerment Ram Das Athawale met with President Ram Nath Kovind in Delhi on Thursday (25 March), demanding that President's rule be imposed in Maharastra.

President's Rule can be imposed in a state under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution, if the state government cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

He said that the situation of Covid-19 is out of control in the state, and "They [MVA led state government] are not able to handle the law and order of the state," Athawale told ANI.

"I submitted a memorandum of demand to President Kovind and urged him to impose President's rule in Maharashtra. He told me that he would think over my demand."

Commenting on the deteriorated state of law and order, he said, "One police officer Sachin Waze plants explosives near the residence of businessman (Mukesh Ambani), while state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh allegedly gives the target of collecting Rs 100 crore per month to senior police officers. This is a serious situation in the state," 

He further added that there should be a probe against Deshmukh as he is under suspicion at this moment.

Athwale had earlier written a letter to home minister Amit Shah on Monday ( 22 March) seeking imposition of the President's rule in Maharashtra.