Shreehari Aney

The supporters of separate Vidarbha led by its strong protagonist, former Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney, today hoisted a 'Vidarbha flag' and said they would intensify their movement for statehood to the region.

Intensifying the separate Vidarbha demand, former Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney and ex-lawamker Datta Meghe have decided to set up a co-ordination committee involving major outfits, spearheading the movement.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said making Shreehari Aney Maharashtra's Advocate General (AG) was like appointing alleged Pakistani terrorist Hafeez Sayeed as High Commissioner (HC) of that country to India.

Maharashtra top legal officer Shreehari Aney submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning to Governor Vidyasagar Rao.

Maharashtra's top legal officer Shreehari Aney, who resigned on Tuesday after a furore in the state assembly over his controversial speech where he advocated separate statehood for Maharashtra's backward region of Marathwada, told NDTV he had no regrets as he spoke in the interest of the state.

Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney today resigned amid a row over his remarks about a separate Marathwada state.

The supporters of separate Vidarbha led by its strong protagonist, former Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney, today hoisted a 'Vidarbha flag' and said they would intensify their movement for statehood to the region.

Intensifying the separate Vidarbha demand, former Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney and ex-lawamker Datta Meghe have decided to set up a co-ordination committee involving major outfits, spearheading the movement.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said making Shreehari Aney Maharashtra's Advocate General (AG) was like appointing alleged Pakistani terrorist Hafeez Sayeed as High Commissioner (HC) of that country to India.

Maharashtra top legal officer Shreehari Aney submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning to Governor Vidyasagar Rao.

Maharashtra's top legal officer Shreehari Aney, who resigned on Tuesday after a furore in the state assembly over his controversial speech where he advocated separate statehood for Maharashtra's backward region of Marathwada, told NDTV he had no regrets as he spoke in the interest of the state.

Maharashtra Advocate General Shreehari Aney today resigned amid a row over his remarks about a separate Marathwada state.