Mud flies in Maharashtra polls, reference to Sharad Pawar’s face

Speaking astatine an predetermination rally for BJP campaigner Gopichand Padalkar astatine Jat assembly spot successful Sangli district,  Khot said, ”Arre Pawar saheb, tumchya chillya pillyanni, karkhane hanle, banka hanlya, soot girnya hanlya…Evdhe hanla tari suddha, bhashnat ata mahantay, mala Maharashtra badlaychay. Mala Maharashtra cha chehra badlaychay ? Kasla tula chehra badlaychay ? Kasla chehra ? Tula tujya chehra sarkha pahije ka ? (Arre Pawar saheb your associates milked banks, fabric mills, factories…But we volition person to applaud Pawar…despite each this, successful his speech, helium says helium wants to alteration Maharashtra, helium wants to alteration the look of Maharashtra, what look you mean to alteration ? Which look ? Do you privation it similar your face?)”

It is to beryllium noted that Sharad Pawar underwent a country connected his rima aft being diagnosed with oral cancer successful 2004.

Khot’s absorption drew instant rebuke from Ajit Pawar who successful a tweet condemned the connection utilized against Sharad Pawar. ”We volition not tolerate specified benignant of a connection against a elder person similar Sharad Pawar,” helium said.

Speaking to reporters successful Pune connected Thursday morning, Ajit Pawar said, “This is not the civilization here. From the clip of Yashwantrao Chavan, Maharashtra has a had a contented of cultured politics. The bequest of Chavan has been carried guardant by different leaders specified arsenic Vasantrao Naik, Vasantdada Patil and Pawar saheb. When we people our rivals, we should observe immoderate restrain.”

Talking astir the disparaging remarks made by Khot, the Deputy Chief Minister said, “Whatever connection was made yesterday is highly condemnable. I condemned it powerfully yesterday itself. I called him up and told him that nary of america person liked his connection and that helium should retreat it. Targeting idiosyncratic personally is not our way…And it should not person happened successful lawsuit of Pawar saheb.”

Later connected Thursday, Khot withdrew his remarks. ”I did not intent to people anyone’s face. What I said is the benignant of connection utilized successful agrarian areas. My remarks were wrongly interpreted. If they person wounded anyone’s sentiments, I would similar to retreat them and explicit regret.”

Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, ”We respect Sharad Pawar. He has been bestowed with Padma Bhushan by the cardinal government. But 2 dogs of Devendra Fadnavis support barking…Maharashtra feels ashamed of specified leaders.”

Raut said Maharashtra has a affluent contented of cultured and sensible leaders. ”But Devendra Fadnavis has fto escaped specified insensible and insensitive leaders who are not adjacent sparing idiosyncratic who is not successful champion of health,” helium said.

Hitting backmost astatine Raut, Khot told ABP Majha, a Marathi quality channel, ”If Sanjay Raut is calling maine a dog, past helium should cognize dogs are honorable and support their owners. But the MVA pig should remember, nary substance however overmuch soap we use to it, it volition inactive stray into the slush.”

State NCP (S-P) president Jayant Patil said, ”It seems similar they (Mahayuti) are successful possession of a canine squad…People of Maharashtra volition springiness them a befitting reply.”

BJP spokesperson Ashish Shelar said,”If anyone says Sanjay Raut is the bulldog of Silver Oak (Sharad Pawar residence successful Mumbai), volition helium beryllium good with that ?”