Raksha Khadse accuses Shinde-led Shiv Sena workers of intimidation in Muktainagar

Union Minister and BJP MP Raksha Khadse on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) alleged that workers of the Shiv Sena faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde are intimidating residents of Muktainagar Assembly constituency in Jalgaon district, highlighting the growing infighting within the Mahayuti alliance.

“Muktainagar, which was once peaceful, has now become the hub of violence. Crime incidents are on the rise and hoodlums threaten and harass people regularly. Girls are no longer safe and women and children live in fear. Even my own daughter has been subjected to harassment due to the unruly behavior of men,” Ms. Khadse told reporters.

“As a mother, daughter, sister, resident and MP, it is my constitutional duty to raise these concerns,” she added.

Raver MP, who also serves as Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, alleged that people involved in “shady dealings” were promoted by the Eknath Shinde camp. “They act like idiots, they oppress people,” he said.

Ms. Khadse pointed out that Muktainagar has traditionally been a BJP stronghold, recalling that her father-in-law, senior leader Eknath Khadse, had won the seat many times. However, in the 2024 Assembly elections, Shiv Sena’s Chandrakant Patil won the constituency.

Expressing her displeasure over seat sharing in the upcoming Muktainagar Parishad elections, Ms. Khadse said she was forced to form an independent BJP panel after her request to allocate half the seats to the BJP was rejected.