NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar.
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A day after his highly-objectionable remarks against NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar about his health condition, BJP leader Sadabhau Khot tendered an apology on Thursday.
"Sharad Pawar says he wants to change the face of Maharashtra… What face?… Do you want to make the face of Maharashtra like yours?," Khot said in an election rally in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Khot was addressing a rally for BJP’s Gopichand Padalkar, who is contesting elections from Jat in Sangli district.
Sharad Pawar’s nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is the NCP President, took strong exception to Khot's remarks.
"Sadabhau Khot's statement about Pawar Saheb is very wrong and reprehensible. It is totally unacceptable for us to make personal criticism of Pawar Saheb at such a low level. This is not the culture of our Maharashtra. On behalf of the NCP and personally, I strongly condemn this statement. Henceforth, NCP will not tolerate any personal criticism of Pawar Saheb," said Ajit Pawar.
Khot, however, tendered an apology, saying: "I regret having said such a thing. I am withdrawing my remarks, and this will never happen again in future."
"The comments against Pawar Saheb reflect the crooked mentality of the BJP-led MahaYuti leaders," said state NCP (SP) President Jayant Patil.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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