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Fadnavis defends PM, says Bofors “scandal” was a reality

Indore | Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was a martyr, but maintained nobody can deny the reality of the Bofors “scandal” in the country.

Fadnavis was responding to a query related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark on Rajiv Gandhi at a poll rally last week in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Targeting Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Modi had said “Your father was termed ‘Mr Clean’ by his courtiers, but his life ended as ‘Bhrastachari number 1’ (corrupt number 1)”.

“Why we (the BJP) would not consider him a martyr?” he told reporters replying to a query related to Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1991.

“The Prime Minister has expressed the reality. Nobody can deny the reality of Bofors scandal in the country. The skeletons of this scandal are still tumbling out of the cupboard,” the Maharashtra CM said.

About Maharashtra politics, he said though his party BJP and the Shiv Sena were not on good terms for sometime, they were bound by Hindutva.

“When the so called secular parties have joined hands to unseat Modi, why the BJP and the Sena should not align?” he asked.

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BJP slams Pawar for “playing politics” over Naxal attack

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Mumbai |The ruling BJP in Maharashtra on Monday came down heavily on NCP chief Sharad Pawar, saying he is “playing politics” over the last week’s Naxal attack in Gadchiroli district of the state.

Pawar, in a speech, had said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio, visited Gadchiroli only to offer homage to policemen who died in the attack.

The NCP chief also cited his former colleague and former Home Minister late R R Patil’s special attention towards the Naxal-affected areas in the state.

In a series of tweets in Marathi, the state BJP said “When leaders like you play politics over naxal attack, we also feel like asking you whether you are ashamed of it or not. But we would not ask such questions.

“If Pawar thinks that because of his so called visit to drought-hit areas awakened the state, then why would state farmers’ received Rs 4,000 crore in their bank accounts for? Water tankers were deployed and fodder camps set up (in drought-hit areas).”

The saffron party said some issues should be above politics.

“Some questions are to be dealt beyond politics.

Solutions have to be sought keeping politics aside,” it said.

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