In midnight drama, police drag apart NCP(SP) MLA protesting detention of supporter

NCP(SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad was dragged apart by the police within the early hours of Friday (July 18, 2025) throughout his protest in opposition to the detention of his supporter, who was assaulted by supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar through the scuffle within the constructing a day earlier than.

Mr. Awhad, identified for his vocal presence within the meeting, launched an aggressive sit-in protest close to the rear gate of the Vidhan Bhavan premises round 2 a.m. after police started taking away his supporter Nitin Deshmukh.

The MLA bodily blocked the police car, demanding Mr. Deshmukh’s launch, alleging biased motion by the regulation enforcement officers.

“This is nothing however blatant bias. My supporter, who was crushed, is being arrested whereas Padalkar’s 5 males who assaulted him are being protected by the police,” he stated.

“After the Thursday scuffle, police detained supporters from either side. The meeting speaker instructed me that after the day by day proceedings of the House have been over, he would instruct the police to launch my supporters, nevertheless it was not finished. The supporters of Padalkar are being served vada pav and tobacco by the police,” Mr. Awhad alleged.

Scuffle in Vidhan Bhavan

Mr. Deshmukh and Mr. Padalkar’s aide Rishikesh Takle have been reportedly concerned within the scuffle within the Vidhan Bhavan constructing on Thursday (July 17, 2025).

As the state of affairs escalated outdoors the legislature late at evening, Mr. Awhad and his supporters tried to stop Mr. Deshmukh’s detention.

Reacting to the event, Mr. Padalkar termed Mr. Awhad’s transfer of blocking a police car as “goondaism”.

Speaking to reporters on the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan, the BJP legislator stated, “I have apologised to the assembly speaker. My supporters made a mistake, and I requested the speaker to give them strict warnings. An FIR has been registered against the supporters.”

The chairperson of the legislative council and the speaker have been supreme within the Vidhan Bhavan, he stated, including that whereas he can’t touch upon their determination, he respects it.

Asked concerning the moments earlier than the scuffle broke out, Mr. Padalkar claimed, “I don’t even know Nitin Deshmukh. I was on the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan for 15 minutes. I spent the whole day in the House.”

“My supporters have been booked over the incident, and I respect it. We will face the case in court. My lawyers will represent them in court,” he stated.

According to eyewitnesses, police used power to drag Mr. Awhad away from the police car, dragging him from the highway earlier than deploying further power to manage the group.

Adding a twist to the evening’s drama, the police allegedly tried to discreetly shift Mr. Deshmukh utilizing one other car, however Mr. Awhad noticed the transfer and confronted the officers once more. NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar was additionally current on the scene after midnight.

A violent conflict broke out between the supporters of Mr. Padalkar and Mr. Awhad within the Vidhan Bhavan foyer on Thursday.

Shocking movies of the 2 teams pummelling one another and having to be dragged again by safety personnel are doing the rounds on social media.

The altercation began with a verbal spat outdoors the meeting constructing on Wednesday, throughout which each MLAs and their supporters exchanged expletives.