Maharashtra Minister Jitendra Awhad’s remarks on OBCs sparks row
The Hindu
BJP hits out at NCP Minister Awhad's ‘disparaging’ remarks
The BJP in Maharashtra on Tuesday hit out at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Minister Jitendra Awhad and the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government over the former’s allegedly pejorative remarks on the OBC community.
The BJP’s OBC leaders including MLC Gopichand Padalkar and Chandrashekhar Bawankule condemned Mr. Awhad’s allegedly ‘disparaging’ remarks and demanded the NCP leader’s resignation.
Speaking on the occasion of social reformer and educationist Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary on Monday, Mr. Awhadhad admonished the OBC community for not doing enough to secure its rights.

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