Mumbai, Sep 16 (Reporter) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) demanded on Monday that a case be registered and action be taken against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly spreading fake news about immersion of Lord Ganpati in Karnataka in an attempt to create religious tension in the state. A written complaint in this regard has been filed at the Colaba police station. An official press statement issued here stated that on September 13, the Hindu right-wing outfit Vishwa Hindu Parishad had organised a protest in the Town Hall area of Bengaluru without any permission. During this protest, the protesters were carrying a Lord Ganpati idol. While taking the protesters into custody, the Bengaluru police ensured that the idol was not damaged. Later, the police performed a proper puja and immersion ceremony of the Ganpati idol. This information has been publicly verified by several fact-checking websites and national news channels through fact-checks. However, for political gains, CM Shinde made a blatantly false statement to the media, claiming that the Karnataka government and police had stopped the Ganpati festival and confiscated the idol, attempting to stir religious tensions in the state during the festive season. Along with him, Deputy CM Fadnavis also spread false information on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, blaming the Congress government in Karnataka. Similarly, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane also circulated false information, attempting to create discord and religious tension in society and disturb social harmony. With state assembly election round-the-corner, leaders of the ruling party are consistently spreading fake news and rumours to create religious and caste-based tensions in the state for political gain. As a result, Advocate Raviprakash Jadhav, the head of the Congress Legal Department, has submitted a written complaint to the senior police inspector at Colaba Police Station, demanding that cases be registered against the trio and strict action be taken against them, added the statement...////...