Updated On: 29 April, 2023 08:48 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Eknath Shinde said he spoke to Ratnagiri collector and superintendent of police as well as district guardian minister Uday Samant, and the collector told him that there was no lathi (baton) charge at the site

Eknath Shinde. File Pic
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said the proposed refinery project at Barsu village in Ratnagiri district will not be implemented without the local people`s consent, and appealed for calm in the area.
The situation in the village, where protesters who are opposing the refinery have gathered, was peaceful, he claimed while speaking to reporters here.