Oppn seeks minister Gore's resignation amid allegation of harassing woman

Opposition parties in Maharashtra on Wednesday demanded the resignation of BJP minister Jaykumar Gore over allegations of harassing a woman and sending objectionable photos to her while he dismissed the charges and asserted that he was already acquitted by the court reported news agency PTIGore who represents the Man assembly constituency in western Maharashtras Satara district is Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Gore was earlier with the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in 2019 reported PTIIn January 2017 he had been arrested for sending lewd messages and his own objectionable photos to a woman in SataraAmid the allegations against him Gore warned of moving a notice of breach of privilege against those who raised the issue again and said he would also file a defamation complaint against them reported PTIThe demand for his resignation came a day after NCP leader Dhananjay Munde stepped down as a minister in the wake of the arrest of his close aide Walmik Karad in an extortion case linked to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed in December last yearOpposition parties targeted Gore over the allegations and sought his resignation reported PTIShiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut claimed A very serious issue of Jaykumar Gore has come to the fore What happened in Swargate incident of rape inside a bus in Pune a similar case has come to the fore with regards to Devendra Fadnaviss dear minister Jaykumar Gore reported PTIA woman from Maratha general Hambirrao Mohites family has sexually harassed her The woman will sit on a fast outside the Vidhan Bhavan premises he added reported PTIHambirrao Mohite was the chief commander of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs armyThe details about Gore are shocking and bringing a bad name to the stateChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should check the credentials of his ministers Raut said reported PTISaamana the mouthpiece of the Uddhav Thackerayled party also published a news item claiming that Gore sent objectionable photos to the womanWithout naming Gore Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said The opposition will seek the resignation of a minister from western Maharashtra who is accused of sending his own objectionable pictures to a womanSocial activist Anjali Damania sought the removal of Gore from the cabinet in the wake of the allegationsTalking to reporters she said I have come to know that Gore has been harassing the woman who belongs to the family of Hambirrao MohiteGore was accused of sending lewd messages and his own objectionable photos to the woman in 2017After becoming a minister Gore has once again started harassing the woman Such people should be removed from the cabinet The woman is going to write to the Governor of the state I will go with her and will insist that such people should be removed from the cabinet Damania said reported PTITalking to reporters Gore said that a case under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code molestation was registered against him in 2017 but the trial court had acquitted him in 2019The court had also ordered that the seized material be destroyed he saidThe case is six years old and politicians should keep in mind what they say I will move a notice of breach of privilege against those who are levelling allegations against me and also file a complaint of defamation against them Gore saidWith inputs from PTI