A politicfal row has erupted in Maharashtra after state minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule told party workers on Thursday that their mobile phones and WhatsApp groups are being monitored ahead of the local body elections, The Indian Express reported.

The revenue minister warned the workers against making “careless” remarks or participating in any rebellion.

After receiving backlash for his comments, Bawankule on Friday clarified that he was referring to the BJP reviewing comments made by its workers in the party’s WhatsApp groups, The Times of India reported.

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) described the BJP leader’s statements as a breach of privacy and law, and demanded his arrest, The Times of India reported. The Opposition pa

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