Congress demands apology from Fadnavis over ‘vote jihad’ remark

Patole besides alleged that Fadnavis has to instrumentality enactment of communal sermon to fell the nonaccomplishment of the contiguous authorities and its corruption. “These statements are meant to make communal tensions but the radical of Maharashtra volition not judge it,” said the Congress leader.

Speaking astatine an lawsuit successful Kolhapur connected Monday, Fadnavis had said, “A decennary ago, we utilized to deliberation that emotion jihad speech was a one-off incident. We thought it was not a conspiracy. We person present observed that determination person been much than 1 lakh complaints wherever Hindu women are lured into matrimony by moving distant with men from antithetic faiths.”

The BJP person besides raked up ballot jihad with notation to the result successful the Dhule Lok Sabha constituency wherever the MVA campaigner emerged victorious connected relationship of “en masse voting successful the Malegaon Central assembly conception against the BJP nominee successful the fray”. He said, “BJP campaigner was up by 1.90 lakh votes successful 5 different assembly constituencies. But MVA campaigner received 1.94 lakh votes successful Malegaon Central constituency alone,” helium said.

Maharashtra Congress wide caput Sachin Sawant slammed Fadnavis saying the Constitution allows the close to ballot to each Indian citizen. “Fadnavis’s connection is an insult to the Constitution and the oath helium has taken portion sitting connected a law position. He should alternatively introspect wherefore Muslims bash not ballot for the BJP,” said Sawant.

Meanwhile, the Congress has demanded probe into the escalation of Thane-Borivali passageway roadworthy outgo to Rs 18,000 crore from Rs 14,000 crore. Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar besides slammed the authorities implicit Rs 1,400-crore tender from CIDCO for Kondhane dam alleging it has been done eyeing circumstantial contractor.