Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for unity and cooperation from the people of Beed to transform the district. Fadnavis made this appeal during his first visit to Beed following murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh and the ongoing controversy surrounding NCP leader and Cabinet Minister Dhananjay Munde.

Addressing a public gathering, Fadnavis stated that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ensured that people from different communities and castes united for the cause of ‘Swarajya’. “Similar unity is required to transform Beed,” the CM mentioned while making a veiled reference to the recent unrest in Beed, which has been a flashpoint due to the violence surrounding the Maratha agitation for Kunbi (OBC) status and killing of sarpanch.