Aditi Tatkare (in pic/ also advised Awhad to not make any comment about God as it is a matter of people’s personal beliefs. (X/@iAditiTatkare)
The women and child development minister said being a senior politician and minister, Awhad should be more responsible
Jitendra Awhad’s apology for his comment about Lord Ram being non-vegetarian seems to have cut no ice with his opponents who attacked the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leader for hurting people’s sentiments.
The latest attack came from minister for women and child development Aditi Tatkare who, while speaking to the media in Nasik, said: “It seems Awhad has forgotten that no one has the right to hurt anyone’s sentiments. Being a senior politician and minister, he should be more responsible. Whatever Awhad has said is laughable.”
Tatkare also advised Awhad to not make any comment about God as it is a matter of people’s personal beliefs and no one’s sentiments must be hurt.
Recently, Tatkare and her father Sunil Tatkare, who is MP and state president of NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), were targeted by Awhad for shifting loyalties as they had joined the Ajit Pawar faction. “Ajit Pawar has been in politics for more than 40 years. He is the kind of person who always thinks about all aspects before making a decision. But people like Awhad always change their stand. Hence, he should not advise us,” Tatkare said.
The Mumbai police, late on Friday night, registered a first information report (FIR) against Awhad for his alleged objectionable remarks against Lord Ram. The FIR was lodged after Gautam Ravriya, a Bajrang Dal coordinator, filed a complaint at the MIDC police station. “Awhad, who is from NCP’s Sharad Pawar faction, has made objectionable remarks on Lord Ram and hurt my and people’s religious sentiments,” Ravriya stated in the FIR.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had also slammed Awhad for insulting the ‘Bahujans’ with his statement: “Lord Ram was a kind of Bahujan and non-vegetarian”.
A press statement issued by the office of Fadnavis read: “Statement of Ahwad is just a publicity stunt. Lord Ram belongs to all and not to only few, Varkari (Pilgrims) are also Bahujan and they do worship Lord Ram. Varkaris are vegetarian, hence statement made by Awhad is sheer insult of Varkaris.” Fadnavis also questioned the silence of Uddhav Thackeray on the issue.
