ajit pawar distanced himself from yogi batenge to tenge said maharashtra never accepted this

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath repeated his slogan “Batenge toh kaatenge” at an election rally in Maharashtra, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar said the people of the state Do not appreciate such comments. The move is being seen as Mahayuti’s key ally NCP distancing itself from the BJP over the slogans used by its leaders in the election campaign.

Responding to a question on Yogi’s remarks, Deputy Chief Minister Pawar said in Pune that the people of Maharashtra have always tried to maintain communal harmony. Pawar said that no one should compare Maharashtra with other states. He said that some people from outside come here and give statements, but Maharashtra has never accepted communal division. He told the media that Maharashtra belonged to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj and Mahatma Phule. You should not compare Maharashtra with other states, the people of Maharashtra do not like this. Shivaji Maharaj’s teachings were to take all sections of the society along.

Yogi had given this statement at a campaign rally in Washim in eastern Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday termed Maharashtra’s opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) as ‘great clumsy’. He cited Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to give a message of unity and warned people against the dangers of remaining divided. He said, “I am taking inspiration from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and appeal to you not to be divided because whenever we are divided, we are divided.”