Nagpur : A bizarre incident rocked Maharashtra Assembly Session on Wednesday when Junnar MLA Sharad Sonawane attended the assembly donning a leopard costume. The minister took this extreme step to protest against the rising incidents of leopard attacks in the state, particularly in Pune’s district rural areas, including Junnar and Shirur.

He added at least 55 people lost their lives in his constituency in past 2-3 months due to leopard attack and said that he had also warned the government about the man-animal conflict issue in 2014-15 Winter Session.

Goats To Be Released In Forests

In response to a calling attention motion raised by the opposition Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP), Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik had earlier said on Tuesday that forest officials

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