New Delhi, 8th April: The major opposition parties in Maharashtra, the BJP and the Shiv Sena on Monday demanded immediate resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for his objectionable ‘urine’ remark on the drought situation in Maharashtra.
The opposition attack on NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s nephew comes a day after he ridiculed a farmer who has been on a hunger strike for nearly two months and made the highly condemnable ‘urine’ remark.
“There is this person from Solapur, sitting on hunger strike for 55 days demanding water be released from the dam. But where are we going to get water from? Should we urinate? And when we don’t have water to drink, it’s hard to pass urine as well,” he said.
With the opposition taking a serious note of his comment, Ajit Pawar was forced to apologise for his tasteless and callous comments.
Reacting to his comment, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, “Such a statement is highly condemnable and especially the way he has said it. Our party has demanded his resignation and we will pull this up in the Assembly.”
“I humbly apologise to the people of Maharashtra for having hurt their sentiments. The state govt is committed to providing every kind of relief for drought affected regions. There are some people who are looking to politicise the issue of drought,” Ajit Pawar said.
Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena has also asked for Ajit Pawar’s removal. “The Chief Minister has full authority to remove such a minister from his cabinet. We don’t demand his resignation, we demand he should be expelled,” Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said.
Bureau Report
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