‘Udta Maha’ on lines of ‘Udta Punjab’: Oppn

Ranjit Deshmukh / Dec 19, 2023, 08:24 IST

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‘Udta Maha’ on lines of ‘Udta Punjab’: Oppn

Nagpur: The opposition parties attacked the government over alleged inaction against drug mafia in the state during a protest outside the Vidhan Bhavan on Monday. The opposition slammed the government’s “complete failure in taking action against drugs mafia”. The opposition leaders went on to compare the spreading drug tentacles in Maharashtra with Punjab, one of the states hit hardest by the drug mafia. “The state has become Udta Maharashtra,” they said, referring to the Hindi film ‘Udta Punjab’, which is based on the drug mafia in Punjab.The opposition cornered the government by alleging that it is shielding drug racketeers like Lalit Patil.Opposition leaders, including leader of opposition in the assembly Vijay Wadettiwar, leader of opposition in the council Ambadas Danve, Satej Patil and several others raised slogans like ‘Udta Punjab nantar udta Maharashtra’, ‘Sarkar kadun kaay karavi asha tarunancha maathi marli drugchi nasha’.Wadettiwar demanded action against ministers who shielded drugs racketeers.We also published the following articles recently

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