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Meenakshi Shinde has resigned as chief of the Shiv Sena's Thane District Women’s Wing, submitting her resignation to party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Her resignation follows public remarks by Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, who stated that leaders facing serious allegations should step aside until an inquiry is completed, a position he said applied to Meenakshi Shinde amid links to the Pradeep Purnekar murder case.
In her resignation letter, Meenakshi Shinde said she was resigning to protect the party's reputation and leadership dignity, denying any connection to the case and calling the allegations a conspiracy to target Eknath Shinde. The murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) worker Pradeep Purnekar has sparked political tension in Thane, with Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders demanding the arrest of Meenakshi and Rajendra Shinde.
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