The state legislature has announced the formation of the much-awaited Ethics Committee to draft a code of conduct for legislators. However, the committee has been given a limited mandate to examine the conduct of legislators during official tours as members of legislative committees.

Dhule Cash Seizure and Vidhan Bhavan Clash Trigger Action

The formation of the nine-member committee, headed by BJP MLA Chainsukh Sancheti, comes in the wake of two major incidents.

The first involved the recovery of ₹1.84 crore in cash from a room in the Gulmohar Government Guest House in Dhule during a visit by the Estimates Committee.

In another shocking event, supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad clashed physically inside the Vidhan Bhavan on July 17 during the Monso

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