Mumbai, July 10 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis doubled down on his "Bhade ke tattu" remark in the Assembly, slamming the people spreading rumours about the disruption to the Missing Link of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway amid heavy rainfall and landslide, as "bhatka gardabh" (wandering donkeys) "suparibaaz" (contracted hatchet men).

Addressing the Assembly on Friday, CM Fadnavis maintained that spreading false news by saying "Rs 7,000 crore went down the drain" was an insult to Maharashtra.

"The other day I spoke in the assembly and majhya bhashanane lokanna mirchi laagli (many people felt stung). 7,000 crore rupees went down the drain... 7,000 crore went down the drain... 7,000 crore went down the drain... This is not an i...