Maratha quota violence: NCP's Anil Deshmukh claims state home ministry ordered lathi-charge; Fadnavis apologises

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Maratha quota violence: NCP's Anil Deshmukh claims state home ministry ordered lathi-charge; Fadnavis apologises NCP leader Anil Deshmukh claimed that the order to lathi-charge protesters came from state home ministry, headed by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. Deshmukh's claim echoed Sharad Pawar's statement that lathi charge happened after call from ‘higher-ups’.