NCP leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was not allowed to speak in the presence of the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi at the inauguration ceremony of a temple at Dehu, near Pune city, and termed it as an insult to the state. The Prime Minister inaugurated a shila (rock) temple at Sant Tukaram Maharaj Temple dedicated to the 17th century saint in Dehu.
Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly Devendra Fadnavis spoke just before Modi’s speech on the programme. Speaking to reporters in Amravati, Lok Sabha MP Sule said Pawar, a senior NCP leader, had requested the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to allow him to speak at the event.
He said that Pawar, as the guardian minister and deputy chief minister of Pune district, had received Modi at the Lohegaon airport on his arrival. Dada’s (Ajit Pawar) office requested that he be allowed to speak as he is the Deputy Chief Minister and Guardian Minister of Pune. Sule said, but the PMO refused to allow Dada to deliver the speech.
This is an insult to Maharashtra. If our deputy chief minister is on stage, it is his right to speak, said the MP from Baramati in Pune district. Allowing Fadnavis to speak is his personal matter but Ajit Pawar should have been allowed to speak at the Dehu event,” the NCP leader said.
He said the incident was very painful, shocking and disturbing. “Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis was given an opportunity to speak at the Prime Minister’s event in Dehu, but state Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was not allowed to speak. This is an insult to Maharashtra,” Sule tweeted later.
NCP MLA Amol Mitkari also agreed with Sule’s views.
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