September 20th 2023.
The rift between NCP and BJP is far from over. This comes after Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis publicly admonished BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar for his derogatory remarks against Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar.
This incident has further incited NCP's Nagpur unit head Prashant Pawar, who announced a ₹1 lakh reward for anyone who is able to beat Padalkar with shoes and blacken his face. He also warned the BJP leader not to visit Nagpur, lest he "face the wrath of party workers".
NCP's Pawar asked why his party has so far kept quiet when Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut was targeting Ajit Pawar every day. He questioned whether Raut was spewing venom against Ajit Pawar on behest of any other senior leader of the NCP.
BJP leader Nitesh Rane has jumped to the defense of Padalkar, and asked why NCP leaders are now issuing statements against him when they had kept quiet when Ajit Pawar was being targeted.
Gopichand Padalkar has now been issued a gag order after his heated spat with Neelam Gorhe, further escalating the tension between the two parties. It remains to be seen how this political feud will pan out in the days to come.
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