<p> Blaming Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, the Opposition today demanded his resignation in the wake of the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old photojournalist here.</p>.<p>"If you can't improve the law and order situation in Mumbai, you must resign," BJP state unit president Devendra Fadnavis said.<br /><br />"Mumbai is no longer a safe city it used to be but has become rape city," the BJP leader said.<br />Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe said the government had failed to maintain law and order in the state.<br /><br />NCP leader Vidya Chavan said the culprits should be nabbed and given stringent punishment.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Patil who visited the Jaslok hospital where the woman is undergoing treatment, expressed confidence that the culprits would be nabbed soon.<br /><br />"We have taken the incident very seriously. No one will be allowed to spoil the law and order situation," he said.<br /><br />The government accords top priority for ensuring that women are safe, he added. </p>
<p> Blaming Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, the Opposition today demanded his resignation in the wake of the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old photojournalist here.</p>.<p>"If you can't improve the law and order situation in Mumbai, you must resign," BJP state unit president Devendra Fadnavis said.<br /><br />"Mumbai is no longer a safe city it used to be but has become rape city," the BJP leader said.<br />Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe said the government had failed to maintain law and order in the state.<br /><br />NCP leader Vidya Chavan said the culprits should be nabbed and given stringent punishment.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Patil who visited the Jaslok hospital where the woman is undergoing treatment, expressed confidence that the culprits would be nabbed soon.<br /><br />"We have taken the incident very seriously. No one will be allowed to spoil the law and order situation," he said.<br /><br />The government accords top priority for ensuring that women are safe, he added. </p>