India, July 9 -- Monsoon mayhem seems to have set off a political slugfest in Maharashtra after the government came under intense backlash over temporary closure of Missing Link between Mumbai and Pune amid heavy rainfall.

While the opposition parties have been questioning the government over the quality of infrastructure projects such as the key Missing Link, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the critics of spreading 'falsehood'.

Fadnavis on Wednesday warned those defaming Maharashtra and spreading misinformation on social media through hired trolls would not not be spared.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray replied to Fadnavis' retort and asked how does raising questions on projects like Missing Link insult Mah...