Overview

• A Shiv Sena (UBT) delegation led by Ambadas Danve handed a memorandum and pendrive to Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan on July 28, urging the removal of six ‘tainted’ ministers.
• Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar publicly defended their protégés, including MoS Yogesh Kadam and Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate, granting them reprieves.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned cabinet colleagues on July 29 to steer clear of controversies or face potential action but stopped short of demanding any resignations.
• Opposition MLC Anil Parab presented new evidence to Fadnavis implicating Kadam in operating a Kandivali dance bar and illegal sand mining linked to a Ratnagiri dental college.
• Legal notices and internal probes have been initiated and directives from the governor’s office and High Court are pending as all accused ministers remain in office.