Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday slammed State Congress President Nana Patole for his insensitive remark, in which he wished for the demise of BJP MP Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre during an election rally.
Patole made the statement during a public rally in Akola while talking about Dhotre, the BJP MP from Akola. The video of his remarks quickly went viral, drawing widespread condemnation.
Reacting sharply to Patole’s comment as ‘insensitivity’, Fadnavis took to social media platform X to criticise him. He highlighted the contradiction between the Congress party’s manifesto release of its ‘Nyay Patra’ in Delhi and their state president, Nana Patole, making a wish for the death of a parliamentarian.
“On one hand, the Congress party releases its ‘Nyay Patra’ in Delhi, and on the other hand, their state president, Nana Patole, wish for the death of a parliamentarian during a rally? This insensitivity is a curse. Even if we are opponents in elections, wishing death upon them is not the culture of Maharashtra. Immediate apologies are demanded from the people of Maharashtra and Akola! May Shri Sanjay Dhotre Ji have a long life, this is my prayer to the Almighty,” Maharashtra Deputy CM wrote.
काँग्रेस पक्ष एकिकडे दिल्लीत ‘न्यायपत्र’ जाहीर करतो आणि दुसरीकडे त्यांचे राज्याचे प्रदेशाध्यक्ष नाना पटोले भर सभेत एका खासदाराच्या ‘मृत्यूची कामना’ करतात?असंवेदनशीलतेचा हा कहर आहे.निवडणुकीत आपण विरोधक असलो तरी विरोधकांच्या मृत्यूची कामना, ही महाराष्ट्राची संस्कृती नाही.… pic.twitter.com/9TKD9z9Wmj— Devendra Fadnavis (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Dev_Fadnavis) April 5, 2024
Fadnavis labelled it as the “lowest level” of discourse, emphasising that such remarks are not in line with the cultural ethos of Maharashtra, where opponents are not wished ill. He called for immediate apologies from Patole to the people of Maharashtra and Akola, stressing the need for accountability for the insensitive remark.
This is not the first time Maharashtra Congress chief has sparked controversy with his remarks. In 2022, a clip of Patole went viral in which he could be heard saying, “I can hit Modi and abuse him,” during a public gathering. The Congress leader later clarified that he was referring to a local goon who shares his surname with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“I have been in politics for the last 30 years. In five years, a politician can make enough to provide for his next generation. By building schools and colleges, they can provide for their future one or two generations. I have been in politics for so long yet I don’t own even one school nor have I taken any contracts. I help whoever comes to me for help. That’s why, I can hit Modi and abuse him and that is the reason why he came to campaign against me,” Patole was purportedly heard saying during the gathering in Bhandara.
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