Overview
- State BJP president Ravindra Chavan announced a temporary stay on Kashinath Choudhary’s entry into the party and said the case will be examined further.
- Choudhary’s public induction in Palghar a day earlier drew criticism on social media and attacks from the Congress and NCP (SP), with MLA Rohit Pawar calling the BJP a “washing machine.”
- In a statement, the party said official investigation records do not include Choudhary in any FIR or chargesheet related to the 2020 case and that local vetting was conducted.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier defended the induction, saying the decision followed due diligence and information gathered from local leaders.
- The 2020 Palghar case involved the killing of two sadhus and their driver in Gadchinchale after child‑abduction rumours, with 251 arrests and 15 juveniles detained.