Mumbai, Nov. 21 -- A former Thane corporator and BJP leader, Narayan Pawar, allegedly assaulted Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leaders Haresh Mahadik and Mahesh Lahane, who filed a complaint at the Naupada police station, in Thane.
The development comes even as serious differences between the BJP and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde have become evident.
The Thane incident is alleged to have taken place on Thursday night while Eknath Shinde Thane-branch chief Haresh Mahadik was celebrating the decision to reduce registration fees for houses under the Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme, which aims to rehabilitate slum dwellers in government-provided housing.
The alleged incident happened due to competitive efforts to tak...