June 26th 2023.
The NCP in Mumbai has responded to the controversy surrounding the recent remarks made by the BJP's former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the 1977 'rebellion' in the Indian National Congress. The NCP has accused Fadnavis of being 'ignorant' and not knowing about the incident.
The retort came after Fadnavis said, “When you do it, it’s diplomacy, when Shinde does the same thing it is called treachery. How come…?” The NCP then went on to accuse him of not having studied the incident properly. They pointed out that during the 1977 government formed by Vasantdada Patil, the BJP (then the Jan Sangh) had been part of the coalition and Uttamrao Patil was the deputy CM.
The NCP was also critical of Fadnavis' remarks about the treatment of OBCs in the NCP. They said that the first three-state unit presidents of the NCP were from the OBC communities and that Fadnavis should have studied the issue before making any comments.
The BJP had referred to the opposition meeting at Patna as one of “19 PMs and not 19 opposition parties”. The NCP countered this statement by saying that the discussion was not about the PM's post but about the current government's responses to inflation, unemployment and the incidents that divide the society. They stated that the aim was to come together to stop all these issues.
The political spat between the NCP and BJP has now taken a personal turn with both parties accusing each other of abandoning Hindutva. With both sides unwilling to back down, the war of words is likely to continue for some time.
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