Maratha quota supporter and ex-MLC Vinayak Mete dies in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
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By PTI
MUMBAI: Shiv Sangram Party chief and former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Vinayak Mete was killed after a car hit his automobile on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday morning, officers mentioned. He was 52.
Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar mentioned the driving force of Mete’s SUV could have dozed off resulting in the accident whereas Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant sought a probe questioning why Mete was referred to as to attend a gathering (on Maratha quota) to Mumbai on quick discover.
Mete, who remained on the forefront of the agitations prior to now to demand reservations for the Maratha neighborhood, was coming to Mumbai from Beed to attend a gathering on the quota situation when his SUV met with the accident shortly after 5 AM.
Mete had headed a key committee executing the development of a grand memorial for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj within the Arabian Sea.
The accident passed off at 5.05 am close to Madap tunnel beneath the jurisdiction of Rasayani police station within the neighbouring Raigad district, the officers mentioned.
Mete, one other particular person, and his driver, have been within the automobile whereas they have been on their solution to Mumbai from Beed.
A car hit their automobile close to the tunnel and all of them acquired critical accidents, an official mentioned.
They have been rushed to a non-public hospital in Navi Mumbai Mete was declared useless, he mentioned.
A health care provider who checked on Mete on the MGM Hospital in Panvel later informed reporters that Mete had died earlier than he was delivered to the hospital.
“He was brought in at 6.20 am. He had no pulse or blood pressure, and his pupils were not moving. He died before being brought to the hospital. We even performed an ECG (electrocardiogram), but it showed a flat line (indicating no heart movement),” the physician mentioned.
The former MLC hailed from the Beed district within the Marathwada area.
Mete is survived by his spouse, a son and a daughter.
Eknath Kadam, who was driving the SUV, mentioned Mete did not obtain any assist for nearly an hour after the accident as no car stopped to shift him to the hospital. “After the accident, I tried to stop many vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune expressway seeking help but nobody stopped. Almost after an hour, a vehicle carrying vegetables stopped and the driver helped us to shift Mete to the hospital,” he informed a Marathi information channel.
Mete’s shut aide mentioned the Shiv Sangram Party chief needed to depart for Mumbai from his residence district Beed, a distance of 400 km, on quick discover to attend a gathering on Sunday to debate the subsequent steps concerning the Maratha reservation.
“Mete had organised a Tiranga bike rally in his home district on Sunday. However, on late Saturday afternoon, he was informed about a meeting scheduled on Sunday to discuss the next steps for the Maratha reservation. He left for Mumbai on short notice but met with a fatal accident,” he mentioned.
Ajit Pawar mentioned the driving force of Mete’s SUV could have dozed off resulting in the accident.
Pawar expressed concern over the odd timings at which the folks in public life needed to journey typically.
He mentioned an in depth investigation will determine the circumstances surrounding the highway accident.
Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant demanded an intensive probe into Mete’s dying within the accident.
“There should be a thorough probe. Despite the recent political developments in Maharashtra, Mete never uttered a single word. Then why was he suddenly called for a meeting (in Mumbai)? Who made a call to him?” he requested.
Dilip Patil and Abasaheb Patil, who symbolize varied Maratha teams that help the demand for quota for the neighborhood, additionally raised doubts over Mete immediately being referred to as to Mumbai for a gathering.
Condolences poured in for Mete from throughout the political spectrum.
Maharashtra minister and former state BJP president Chandrakant Patil mentioned Mete’s dying was an enormous loss for them and the Maratha neighborhood.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar mentioned Mete focussed extra on social points than political ones.
He was extra of a social activist than a political chief who pursued the demand of reservation for Marathas in schooling and authorities jobs.
Congress chief and former chairman of a Maharashtra sub-committee on Maratha reservation Ashok Chavan mentioned, It is unlucky to lose a pacesetter like Mete. “Despite we being in different political parties, Mete and I were almost on the same page over the issue of Maratha reservation in the state.”
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray mentioned the premature dying of Vinayak Mete, who struggled for securing the Maratha reservation, is painful.
“I have seen his dedication and insistence for securing quota for the Maratha community. His death has created a huge void,” he mentioned.
In 2008, Mete and another activists of his outfit had attacked the Thane-based residence of Kumar Ketkar, the then editor of a Marathi every day, to protest an editorial within the newspaper towards the then state authorities’s resolution to put in a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj within the Arabian Sea.
MUMBAI: Shiv Sangram Party chief and former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Vinayak Mete was killed after a car hit his automobile on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday morning, officers mentioned. He was 52.
Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar mentioned the driving force of Mete’s SUV could have dozed off resulting in the accident whereas Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant sought a probe questioning why Mete was referred to as to attend a gathering (on Maratha quota) to Mumbai on quick discover.
Mete, who remained on the forefront of the agitations prior to now to demand reservations for the Maratha neighborhood, was coming to Mumbai from Beed to attend a gathering on the quota situation when his SUV met with the accident shortly after 5 AM.
Mete had headed a key committee executing the development of a grand memorial for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj within the Arabian Sea.
The accident passed off at 5.05 am close to Madap tunnel beneath the jurisdiction of Rasayani police station within the neighbouring Raigad district, the officers mentioned.
Mete, one other particular person, and his driver, have been within the automobile whereas they have been on their solution to Mumbai from Beed.
A car hit their automobile close to the tunnel and all of them acquired critical accidents, an official mentioned.
They have been rushed to a non-public hospital in Navi Mumbai Mete was declared useless, he mentioned.
A health care provider who checked on Mete on the MGM Hospital in Panvel later informed reporters that Mete had died earlier than he was delivered to the hospital.
“He was brought in at 6.20 am. He had no pulse or blood pressure, and his pupils were not moving. He died before being brought to the hospital. We even performed an ECG (electrocardiogram), but it showed a flat line (indicating no heart movement),” the physician mentioned.
The former MLC hailed from the Beed district within the Marathwada area.
Mete is survived by his spouse, a son and a daughter.
Eknath Kadam, who was driving the SUV, mentioned Mete did not obtain any assist for nearly an hour after the accident as no car stopped to shift him to the hospital. “After the accident, I tried to stop many vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune expressway seeking help but nobody stopped. Almost after an hour, a vehicle carrying vegetables stopped and the driver helped us to shift Mete to the hospital,” he informed a Marathi information channel.
Mete’s shut aide mentioned the Shiv Sangram Party chief needed to depart for Mumbai from his residence district Beed, a distance of 400 km, on quick discover to attend a gathering on Sunday to debate the subsequent steps concerning the Maratha reservation.
“Mete had organised a Tiranga bike rally in his home district on Sunday. However, on late Saturday afternoon, he was informed about a meeting scheduled on Sunday to discuss the next steps for the Maratha reservation. He left for Mumbai on short notice but met with a fatal accident,” he mentioned.
Ajit Pawar mentioned the driving force of Mete’s SUV could have dozed off resulting in the accident.
Pawar expressed concern over the odd timings at which the folks in public life needed to journey typically.
He mentioned an in depth investigation will determine the circumstances surrounding the highway accident.
Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant demanded an intensive probe into Mete’s dying within the accident.
“There should be a thorough probe. Despite the recent political developments in Maharashtra, Mete never uttered a single word. Then why was he suddenly called for a meeting (in Mumbai)? Who made a call to him?” he requested.
Dilip Patil and Abasaheb Patil, who symbolize varied Maratha teams that help the demand for quota for the neighborhood, additionally raised doubts over Mete immediately being referred to as to Mumbai for a gathering.
Condolences poured in for Mete from throughout the political spectrum.
Maharashtra minister and former state BJP president Chandrakant Patil mentioned Mete’s dying was an enormous loss for them and the Maratha neighborhood.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar mentioned Mete focussed extra on social points than political ones.
He was extra of a social activist than a political chief who pursued the demand of reservation for Marathas in schooling and authorities jobs.
Congress chief and former chairman of a Maharashtra sub-committee on Maratha reservation Ashok Chavan mentioned, It is unlucky to lose a pacesetter like Mete. “Despite we being in different political parties, Mete and I were almost on the same page over the issue of Maratha reservation in the state.”
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray mentioned the premature dying of Vinayak Mete, who struggled for securing the Maratha reservation, is painful.
“I have seen his dedication and insistence for securing quota for the Maratha community. His death has created a huge void,” he mentioned.
In 2008, Mete and another activists of his outfit had attacked the Thane-based residence of Kumar Ketkar, the then editor of a Marathi every day, to protest an editorial within the newspaper towards the then state authorities’s resolution to put in a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj within the Arabian Sea.
