Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole has troiggered controversy with a provocative “canine” comment directed on the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) over its alleged remedy of the OBC neighborhood in Akola district, which is heading to Meeting elections on November 20.
Talking at a rally for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, Patole accused the BJP of disrespecting the OBC neighborhood, saying, “I wish to ask, will the OBC individuals of Akola vote for the BJP, who’re calling you canine? It’s time to make the BJP a canine now; they’ve turn out to be so smug.” Patole’s feedback have sparked a heated response from BJP leaders and intensified the political pressure between the MVA and Mahayuti alliances forward of the polls.
In response, BJP chief Kirit Somaiya condemned Patole’s assertion, terming it an indication of “Congress’s frustration.” Somaiya commented, “They’re shifting from disappointment to dejection. Sharad Pawar is saying one factor, Uddhav Thackeray is verbally attacking the Election Fee, and now Congress is looking the BJP a ‘canine’ as a result of opinion polls present Mahayuti in a transparent lead.”
With simply days left till the Maharashtra Meeting elections, Patole’s feedback are anticipated to additional stoke rivalry between the MVA—comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SCP)—and the ruling Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP. Each alliances are fiercely campaigning for the November 20 election, with vote counting scheduled for November 23.
