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A committee has recommended an inquiry against a policeman allegedly beaten up by legislators inside the state assembly premises in Mumbai last month. |
The recommendations also include revocation of suspension of three of the five legislators.
The attack on the police officer on March 19 had created a furore inside and outside the legislature.
Assembly Speaker Dilip Walse-Patil read out the recommendations of the committee headed by senior legislator Ganpatrao Deshmukh, which probed the matter.
The committee termed as “objectionable” the behaviour of the traffic assistant sub-inspector Sachin Suryawanshi while dealing with legislator Kshitij Thakur, who had been stopped for speeding on the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Sea Link on March 18.
The committee noted that Suryawanshi was not seriously injured in the incident.
The committee also said there was no proof of the involvement of three suspended legislators – the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jaykumar Rawal, Shiv Sena’s Rajan Salvi and Independent Pradeep Jaiswal. It thus recommended that their suspension be revoked during the current session.
Regarding the two other legislators, Kshitij Thakur and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s Ram Kadam, the committee said criminal cases had already been filed against them.
Accordingly, it suggested that their suspension too be revoked at the beginning of the monsoon session.
It has also suggested setting up a special cell headed by the state chief secretary to monitor and review the conduct of government officials towards elected representatives.