India, July 19 -- Junior home minister Yogesh Kadam became the latest Shiv Sena leader to find himself in the middle of a controversy as the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday demanded his resignation over his alleged links to a dance bar in Kandivali and illegal sand mining in Ratnagiri.

On the last day of the monsoon session of the state legislature, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab alleged that the Savali Bar in Kandivali, whose licence is in the name of Kadam's mother, had been illegally turned into a dance bar. He also alleged that a close aide of the Shiv Sena leader was found involved in illegal sand mining. Kadam refuted the allegations and said he will prove that they are fake.

While participating in a debate on law and order in the upper...