The Maharashtra BJP MLA Ashish Shelar, on Thursday, wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray urging the Maharashtra government to appeal against the acquittal of the accused in the Kamala Mill fire case.
This move by the BJP leader came two days after a Mumbai court discharged two owners of Kamala Mills Compound -- Ramesh Gowani and Ravi Bhandari in connection with a fire in the premises in 2017.
Shelar, in his letter, urged the Maharashtra government to move an appeal in the Bombay High Court against the session court order discharging the accused in the case to give justice to those 14 died in the incident.
Also taking to Twitter, Shelar said the Maharashtra government had earlier taken strict actions against the accused in the Kamala fire case and said a new case should also be filed against them for FSI (floor space index) scam.
"It was expected that the accused persons would be booked under the MRTP (Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices) Act, 1969, but nothing happened. If owners, despite being prima facie accused in the incident, are set free, it could pave way for the other accused as well," he said.
“How were the accused discharged when they were found guilty in inquiry? The former state minister sought to know. Who should be held responsible for such fraud in FSI? Did police not do their investigation properly or the state government failed to present its case strongly?" he asked.
A blaze erupted at 1Above restaurant and Mojo's Bistro pub located in the Kamala Mills Compound on December 29, 2017, killing 14 people and injuring several others. A sessions court, however, rejected the discharge pleas of owners of the pub and restaurant, BMC officials and other accused.
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