Overview
- Harshwardhan Sapkal says a plainclothes policeman entered his bedroom at the Sarvodaya Ashram around 8 a.m. and asked if he was holding a press conference.
- He describes this as the third such episode since he became state Congress chief and questions whether Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered it.
- A senior Mumbai Police officer says no instruction exists to monitor opposition leaders and indicates an inquiry will follow only if Sapkal files a complaint.
- Sapkal says he contacted the Gaondevi police station during the incident and was told local officers were unaware of any such directive.
- BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule dismisses the accusation, while Sapkal says Congress will join a November 1 all-party protest over alleged voter-list irregularities.