Maharashtra: Union minister alleges daughter harassed at fair, Opposition criticises government

The Opposition parties in Maharashtra criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government for the “deteriorating law and order situation in the state” after Union minister Raksha Khadse filed a police complaint on Sunday alleging that her daughter had been harassed in Jalgaon district.

Two persons have been arrested and a minor was detained in relation to the case, Jalgaon Superintendent of Police Maheswar Reddy told The Indian Express.

A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Information Technology Act. The police said that they were searching for other persons accused in the matter.

Khadse, the Union minister of state for youth affairs and sports and a BJP leader, told reporters that her daughter, a minor, was harassed when she went to a fair on Friday.

The Union minister said she was in Gujarat at the time of the alleged incident and had asked her daughter and her friends to be accompanied by a security guard.

“The youths first misbehaved with the girls, took their pictures and made inappropriate remarks,” Khadse alleged. “When the guard intervened, the youths misbehaved with him. Nearly 40 other youths turned up at the spot…”

Khadse said that her daughter “appeared scared to even talk about” the incident.

She added: “The incident is very sensitive… Every parent should...

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