India, March 23 -- Comparing the administration of Devendra Fadnavis and Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as similar, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal said that the state needs a full-time home minister.

Speaking to reporters in Pune on Saturday, Sapkal slammed the state government for deteriorating law and order and said the home department is run like "Ghashiram Kotwal". Kotwal, a police prefect during the Peshwa era, was known for his tyrannical policing of Pune city.

Sapkal said the chief minister has multiple departments besides being the head of the state and, therefore, Maharashtra needs a minister who has sole charge of home portfolio.

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