Sena dist chief, Wardha MP file police plaint against each other

Wardha: BJP MP Ramdas Tadas and former district chief of Shiv Sena Ashok Kakade on Sunday lodged complaint against each other at Deoli police station following a heated argument over laying water pipeline in ward no. 14 of Deoli.

The pipeline is being laid by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran on a land Kakade claims he owns.

The MP has taken a stand that the pipeline will pass only through this land.

According to information, the work started on Sunday morning. Kakade stopped the work and protested by getting down into the trench dug for the pipeline. Tadas rushed to the spot along with officials. A heated argument took place between Tadas and Kakade. Deoli police too reached the spot.

Kakade and Tadas even got into a scuffle. A video which has gone viral shows Tadas and Kakade threatening each other. The camera also captured the MP while pelting stones.

Tadas said, the work is being disrupted again and again. “This is obstructing government work. Several attempts have been made to convince Kakade but he is not ready. I was abused at the spot,” he said.

Kakade told media that it was his ancestral land. “I have all the property papers. This land was encroached but tehsil office has given verdict in my favour. But why was the MP there? He attacked me fatally,” said Kakade.

The tehsil office in its order had stated that the encroachment should be removed through the court.

Deoli PSO Nitin Leverkar said a case has been registered against Tadas and Kakade and further investigation is under way. Shiv Sena has demanded action against Tadas.