Days after his induction, CM Shinde cancels appointment of Gauri Lankesh murder accused as Shiv Sena’s Jalna poll in-charge

Days aft Shrikant Pangarkar, accused successful the 2017 execution of writer Gauri Lankesh, was inducted into the Shiv Sena and made the in-charge of the party’s canvass run successful Jalna, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ekanth Shinde Sunday cancelled his appointment.

“All orders issued astatine the (district level) by the enactment successful Jalna stands null and void,” the bid issued by Shinde Sena states.

Pangarkar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena connected Friday successful the beingness of enactment person and erstwhile authorities curate Arjun Khotkar, who announced that helium was fixed the complaint of the party’s canvass run successful Jalna Assembly constituency.

Khotkar said that said that Pangarkar is an aged Shiv Sainik and has returned to the enactment aft completing the judicial proceedings.

Pangarkar, a erstwhile subordinate of the undivided Shiv Sena, has served arsenic a municipal councillor successful Jalna for 2 terms.