<p>After Shiv Sena's Sanjay Rathod <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/pooja-chavan-death-case-shiv-sena-minister-sanjay-rathod-resigns-956370.html" target="_blank">resigned from the government</a>, the BJP is set to demand the resignation of social justice and special assistance minister Dhananjay Munde of the NCP.</p>.<p>Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said, "Today Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray showed the courage to dismiss Sanjay Rathod. He hopes NCP President Sharad Pawar would also take a similar decision in the matter of another minister Dhananjay Munde."</p>.<p>“We will demand Munde’s resignation,” senior BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar told DH on Sunday.</p>.<p>Munde (45), a prominent Vanjari leader, is an MLA from Beed in the Marathwada region - and is seen close to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.</p>.<p>On being asked about Munde, Thackeray evaded a direct reply, he said, "Both cases are different...in Munde's case, the complainant has withdrawn the allegation." </p>.<p>Dhananjay, the nephew of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, was accused of rape by Mumbai-based singer Renu Sharma, with whose sister Karuna Sharma he had a long relationship and sired two children.</p>.<p>Renu, however, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/woman-withdraws-rape-complaint-against-maharashtra-minister-dhananjay-munde-941902.html" target="_blank">withdrew the complaint</a>. Karuna later alleged that Munde had confined their two children in Chitrakoot, the official bungalow of the minister.</p>.<p>Following the allegations of rape by Renu Sharma, the Maha Vikas Aghadi leadership was of the opinion that Munde should face a probe without expulsion from the ministry – after then Mumbai city BJP vice president and now Shiv Sena leader Krishna Hegde and MNS leader Manish Dhuri accused the woman of attempting to honey-trap them.</p>.<p>NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had described the charges as “serious” but went by the collective decision of the NCP and MVA.</p>
<p>After Shiv Sena's Sanjay Rathod <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/pooja-chavan-death-case-shiv-sena-minister-sanjay-rathod-resigns-956370.html" target="_blank">resigned from the government</a>, the BJP is set to demand the resignation of social justice and special assistance minister Dhananjay Munde of the NCP.</p>.<p>Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said, "Today Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray showed the courage to dismiss Sanjay Rathod. He hopes NCP President Sharad Pawar would also take a similar decision in the matter of another minister Dhananjay Munde."</p>.<p>“We will demand Munde’s resignation,” senior BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar told DH on Sunday.</p>.<p>Munde (45), a prominent Vanjari leader, is an MLA from Beed in the Marathwada region - and is seen close to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.</p>.<p>On being asked about Munde, Thackeray evaded a direct reply, he said, "Both cases are different...in Munde's case, the complainant has withdrawn the allegation." </p>.<p>Dhananjay, the nephew of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, was accused of rape by Mumbai-based singer Renu Sharma, with whose sister Karuna Sharma he had a long relationship and sired two children.</p>.<p>Renu, however, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/woman-withdraws-rape-complaint-against-maharashtra-minister-dhananjay-munde-941902.html" target="_blank">withdrew the complaint</a>. Karuna later alleged that Munde had confined their two children in Chitrakoot, the official bungalow of the minister.</p>.<p>Following the allegations of rape by Renu Sharma, the Maha Vikas Aghadi leadership was of the opinion that Munde should face a probe without expulsion from the ministry – after then Mumbai city BJP vice president and now Shiv Sena leader Krishna Hegde and MNS leader Manish Dhuri accused the woman of attempting to honey-trap them.</p>.<p>NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had described the charges as “serious” but went by the collective decision of the NCP and MVA.</p>