Overview

• Chhava Sanghatna activists met Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Pune to demand Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate’s removal after a viral video showed him playing rummy during legislative proceedings.
• Pawar condemned the July 20 Latur attack by NCP workers on the activists and instructed the local police superintendent to take strict action against those involved.
• Senior NCP leader Suraj Chavan was asked to resign from his youth wing post in response to the clash in Latur.
• Activists warned they will mobilize farmers and stage protests if no action is taken against Kokate by the Tuesday deadline.
• NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal said both the activists and party workers were at fault, underscoring growing intra-party tensions.