Man arrested, who tried to come closure to Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra, Nov 4: The Maharashtra Police have arrested a man named Ralegan Siddhi for trying to come too close to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was there for an inauguration.

On Saturday, CM Devendra Fadnavis had gone to lay the foundation stone for the first solar power project under the newly-launched Mukhyamantri Agricultural Solar Feeder Scheme.

As the Chief Minister was addressing the gathering with social-crusader Anna Hazare and others on the stage, a mute young man, later identified as Prashant Mahadev Kana, lunged towards the stage.

However, the police immediately caught him and whisked him away from the venue to a waiting van and an ink pot was recovered from him,said L.M. Pawar of Ahmednagar Police Control.

Later, however, nothing suspicious was found with the person. He was trying to approach the Maharashtra Chief Minister with a letter of demands.

Hazare's aide Suresh Pathare said the jobless man merely wanted to submit a job application and did not indulge in any kind of violence as speculated in some quarters.

Locals say that Kanade, in his 20s, has been very frustrated after he failed to secure a job anywhere owing to his handicap, though he is ready to work even as a peon or security guard in a bank or any government undertaking.

In January, he reportedly sent an application to the CMO, but did not get any response and took the opportunity to approach Fadnavis at the event today.