Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 chastised his fellow BJP colleague and MLC Gopichand Padalkar for the latter’s controversial remarks made recently against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, while underscoring the need for leaders of the ruling parties to work together.
Mr. Fadnavis stressed there was a need for the leaders of all three ruling parties – the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the BJP and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction which constitute the ‘Mahayuti’ government in the State - to respect each other.
Mr. Padalkar, an influential Dhangar leader from Sangli in western Maharashtra, had recently written to CM Eknath Shinde and Mr. Fadnavis on the problems faced by the Dhangar community, while pointedly omitting to write to Mr. Pawar.
