WILL NOT UTTER A WORD AGAINST ESTRANGED BJP ALLY SHIVSENA AS A RESPECT TO BAL THACKERAY JI- NARENDRA MODI
BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Ajit Ghorpade against Patil for this key poll battle in Maharashtra.
Modi, who began his speech in Marathi, launched a scathing on Pawar for his comments about Shivaji “plundering” the treasury of Surat.
“Pawar’s statement has hurt me deeply. You don’t have knowledge of history. Gujarat was part of Maharashtra prior to its formation in 1960. We have considered Maharashtra as big brother,” he said.
“We never thought what you said. I want to ask Pawar: you speak of Shivaji. It was the Vajpayee government which named Mumbai airport after Shivaji. You were CM but did not think of it. Even Victoria Terminus was named Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by Vajpayee government,” the PM said.
“There is no chance of you (Pawar) getting Shivaji’s qualities in your character. But as agriculture minister, had you implemented Shivaji’s water management techniques, farmers of Maharashtra would not have committed suicide,” he said.
Courtesy:Agencies (PTI)