The crime branch of the Mumbai Police has opened an investigation into an allegedly lewd video of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya after Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis promised on Tuesday to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter, an official said on Wednesday.
Shiv Sena (UBT) women’s wing protested the incident in Pune and Somaiya over the purportedly pornographic film.
Members of the Mahila Aghadi urged that Somaiya be expelled from the BJP and sought action against him.
How did Somaiya respond?
Somaiya said in the letter to Fadnavis, “A Marathi news station aired a video clip of mine. There have been several accusations made against me in relation to the footage.
“Some believe that I have a lot of footage like this. Please check to see whether the popular video clip is real. It’s been said that I took advantage of plenty of ladies. I have never carried out such an action. In a letter to Fadnavis, Somaiya asked him to look into all of the accusations.
The responses of the opposition parties?
The video, according to leaders of the Congress and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, exposes the BJP leader’s temperament, and they said that there are several such videos of this kind.
Tuesday, Fadnavis said at a legislative council speech that a comprehensive investigation into the trending video will be carried out.
It will be thoroughly investigated. Nobody will be shielded. The (angry) woman’s identification will be revealed to the police. Nothing will be ignored, according to Fadnavis.
The issue was brought up before the legislative council by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab and opposition leader Ambadas Danve.
Danve brought a pen drive that he claimed included the tape to council vice chairwoman Neelam Gorhe and demanded an investigation into the situation.
According to Gorhe, the lady who is supposedly connected to the video has not complained. She need to put her faith in the government and file the complaint.
A Special Investigation Team must look into the situation, according to Parab.
“The nature and real face of the governing alliance have been revealed. Numerous MLAs and MPs were subject to Somaiya’s blackmail. According to Congress MLA Yashomati Thakur, we can now see that he has even blackmailed a number of women.
