Maharashtra Congress president, Nana Patole hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and said that he should keep his politics in UP only. He said that the people of Maharashtra will never accept 'Batenge to katenge' politics.
As Maharashtra assembly polls draw nearer, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday criticised opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, terming the alliance as 'Vinas' (destruction).
Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's slogan "Batenge toh Katenge," questioning the alliance's unity and accusing it of disrespecting Maharashtra's Marathi identity.
The controversy erupted when Patole, campaigning for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Akola on Monday, said "I want to ask, will the OBC people of Akola district vote for the BJP, who are calling you dogs? It is time to make the BJP a dog now; they have become so arrogant."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday attacked the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, saying its vehicle has no wheels or brakes" and there is fight over who will drive it.
Ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday launched a blistering attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that they take votes in the name of religion.
Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday said that the people of Maharashtra have not forgotten the way the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Mahayuti government have treated them.
Likening the MVA as the 'biggest player of corruption,' the Prime Minister said that the MVA has done a 'PHD' in putting brakes and 'stalling, hanging and wandering' the development projects of the city.
Gautam on Tuesday reminded Patole of how Congress's national president, Mallikarjun Kharge, was reportedly kept "outside like an untouchable" during Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's nomination filing.
Patole's comments seeking to blame the BJP of disrespecting the OBC community are expected to intensify the ongoing political rivalry between the MVA and Mahayuti ahead ofthe November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Campaigning for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, of which Congress is a part of, Patole on Monday, "I want to ask, will the OBC people of Akola district vote for the BJP who are calling you dogs? It is time to make the BJP a dog now; they have become so arrogant."
Congress national spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Tuesday responded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent remarks about the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. In a statement, she accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of dishonesty and double standards