Maharashtra CM convenes pre-planned violence in Nagpur, opposition calls for Fadnavis to resign

The violence in Nagpur caused a political fire on Tuesday (18 March 2025), which Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called the incident a “premeditated” while Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called it a conspiracy to propose “where the cargo bomb comes from”.

The opposition criticized the Mahayoti government for not maintaining law and order and accused them of creating instability. Shiv Sena (UBT) Director Uddhav Thackeray asked Mr Fadnavis to resign if the “twin engine government” fails.

“This seems to be pre-planned due to the convenience of stones and other weapons, and the targeted targeted house goals,” Mr Fadnavis said.

“night [on Monday]rumors spread protesters burned symbolic graves [of Aurangzeb]write religious scripts on cloth. After Namaz, at least 200-250 people began to raise slogans saying “will burn everything” and forced police to take strict action. Police convinced and invited them to file a complaint. Meanwhile, another group of 200 people wearing masks began to destroy property in Hansapuri. At around 7.30 pm, violence broke out in Bhaldarpur,” Fadnavis said in a speech at the Maharashtra Conference.

More than 200 members of Hindu costumes Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad sent protests on Monday, which turned violent in the Ganeshpeth, Mahal and Gandhibagh areas of Nagpur, with stone drilling. Videos of the demonstration spread, leading to controversy between the two communities. Mughal rulers have caused controversy after BJP leader Udayanraje Bhosale demanded the demolition of Aurangzeb’s grave.

Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called the incident a “conspiracy” and asked: “When the police mediate and spread the matter, how did the mob of 2,000 to 5,000 people gather at 8 p.m.?” He continued to ask where the gas bomb came from. “I heard about 150 bikes were stationed in a specific area, but yesterday it all reflected a pre-planned conspiracy targeting a specific community,” Sind said.

Bharatiya Janata Party State Director Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Minister Nitesh Rane called the Nagpur violence “a planned incident” to slander the government. Mr Rane blames the Samajwadi Party MLA ABU AZMI on the chaos. He added: “It is Abu Azmi’s fault.

To this end, opposition leaders criticized Mahayoti for failing to maintain law and order in Maharashtra. Shiv Senna (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray went on to say that the BJP was trying to create a Manipur-like situation in Maharashtra. “The Ministry of the Interior is the first to know when any such incident occurred, so why is the Chief Minister’s Office not responding?”

Uddhav Thackeray, chief and former chief minister of UBT, also criticized Mr. Fadnavis, who owned his home, for doing nothing about it. “House Houses and RSS are headquartered in Nagpur, how are Hindus dangerous if planned in advance? [party] banner.

“Chhaava provokes people”

Mr. Fadnavis also mentioned the movie chhaava Inciting people’s views on Oranzeb. Police are linked to the Nagpur violence that broke out on Monday, detaining at least 50 people and imposing a curfew.

“Chhaava brings the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj into the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji.

During the violence, 33 police officers, including 33 senior police officers, were injured, at least 12 two-wheelers, two JCBs, a truck and several cars were damaged. Nagpur police resorted to Rashi’s charges and tear gas drove the mobs away in the protests’ Chitnis Park and Mahal. In addition to detaining more than 50 people, the police also implemented Article 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

“The curfew is imposed in a few areas where the hybrid community avoids more than 50 people being detained, and we are determining that more people use CCTV to record videos and spread rumors on online platforms that damage public property and have carefully studied social media.”

“The incident had a construction site, so it was easy for the police to book Bajrang Dal and VHP protesters in the parts related to the harm of religious sentiment,” Mr Singal said.

The curfew was imposed within the sphere of 11 police stations living in the mixed community, including Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli, Shantinagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imamwada, Yashodharanagar and Kapilnagar.