Shiv Sena MLA Bhaskar Jadhav tendered an unconditional apology to the Assembly on Wednesday for mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The House witnessed high-voltage action after the BJP aggressively pushed for the apology and suspension of the MLA, and stalled proceedings for an hour on the first day of the winter session of the state legislature.

The issue came to the fore when the House was debating disconnection of power supply to farmers. BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar reminded Energy Minister Nitin Raut of his assurance of providing 100 units of free power every month. Subsequently, the minister also reminded the Opposition of the PM’s promise of giving R15 lakh each to the country’s people. Meanwhile, Jadhav intervened and made a statement, which seemed like the PM’s mimicry.