Pawar cites Shah remark to slam Fadnavis over Maratha quota
NCP president Sharad Pawar yesterday accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of giving "false" promises to the Maratha community over the issue of reservation in government jobs and education. Pawar cited a reported statement of BJP chief Amit Shah on quota in Telangana and asked Fadnavis if he will defy his party chief in granting quota to the influential community. Read more.
Implementation of Maratha quota will breach SC limit in Maharashtra
The NCP leader said Shah had recently remarked, while opposing quota to a minority community in Telangana, that the Supreme Court has set a limit of 50% on reservation. The Supreme Court limit will be breached when the Maratha reservation is implemented in the state, Pawar said while speaking at a congregation of NCP workers and office-bearers in Pune yesterday.
'Why are you giving false promises to people of Maharashtra?'
But Shah, according to Pawar, said at a rally in Telangana that any quota beyond the SC-set limit will not stand in court. "When the president of the party (BJP) says it (more than 50 per cent quota) cannot stand in court, why are you giving false promises to the people of Maharashtra?" Pawar said while hitting out at Fadnavis.
The NCP leader also raised the issue of Ram Temple
The former Union Minister said people in Ayodhya are upset over the decision to take over buildings located near the disputed site in the temple town. "People are saying they're not opposing construction of a (Ram) temple, but are complaining that in the name of the temple, there is an attempt to destroy everything," said the 77-year-old, also a former Maharashtra Chief Minister.
Opposition alliance inevitable if BJP is to be ousted: Pawar
Pawar, talking about pre-poll unity, said importance will have to be given to regional-parties on the basis of their strength in their respective states while deciding on seat sharing. An alliance of opposition is "inevitable" if BJP is to be ousted from power, he added.
