Maharashtra Women’s Panel Chief Rupali Chakankar Resigns Over Links With Ashok Kharat

Nashik: Maharashtra Mutter Women’s Rate (MSWC) chairperson Rupali Chakankar submitted her resignation to Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Friday. This comes after the Opposition demanded Chakankar’s quick resignation over her alleged hyperlinks with rape accused astrologer Ashok Kharat, who became considered purportedly abusing females in greater than 50 videos.

Rupali Chakankar acknowledged that her resolution to step down from the post is to be sure that a tantalizing and transparent investigation into the case may take save.

In a post on X, Chakankar acknowledged, “This day, I submitted my resignation from the field of Chairperson of the Maharashtra Mutter Women’s Rate to the Nationwide President of the Nationalist Congress Event, our leader, and the Honorable Deputy Chief Minister of the explain, revered Sunetra Tai. In light of the allegations currently being made by various media, I if truth be told possess decided to gentle this resignation, accepting unbiased accountability so that a tantalizing and transparent investigation can take save. In this regard, revered Sunetra Tai will take the finest resolution! I will rapidly most neatly-liked my detailed stance on this topic.”

Earlier in the day, Chakankar met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, looking out for a “thorough and aim investigation” into the Ashok Kharat females’s atrocity case. She known as for a high-stage inquiry into the topic to “bring out the truth of this case”.

After the arrest of Ashok Kharat, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushama Andhare shared a image of the astrologer with Rupali Chakankar. In the image, Chakankar became considered keeping an umbrella for Kharat as they stood conversing on a facet road. Sharing the image on social media, Andhare wrote, “Rupali Chakan works as a director on the group founded by Kharat. Many had been surprised to fetch out about Chakan actively taking part in wedding events at Kharat’s home.”

She added, “We terror that if Rupali Chakankar yet as soon as more misuses her highly guilty field in the Women’s Rate to attend such a sexual predator, who will take accountability for it? Because for such a fraudulent astrologer, Chakan herself is standing there keeping an umbrella…!”

Ashok Kharat is a 67-365 days-outdated self-proclaimed godman, numerologist and astrologer. Many high-profile folks, together with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, possess visited him the past to glance his blessings.

He became arrested after repeated allegations of repeated sexual assault by a 35-365 days-outdated lady, who accused him of exploiting her for several years underneath the guise of spirituality and ritual practices. The lady alleged that he administered intoxicants, outdated terror, manipulation, and sexually assaulted her underneath the pretext of performing rituals. He allegedly exploited a pair of victims’ religion and vulnerability to manipulate them.