The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Sachin Andure, convicted in the 2013 murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, and suspended his life sentence. Andure, who is also facing trial in the Govind Pansare murder case, can now walk out of jail

Pawar also urged the governor to support legislation empowering authorities to act against individuals making defamatory remarks about icons such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, B. R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule