'Manusmriti' Has No Place In Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar
NDTV
Mr Pawar said that Maharashtra is known for implementing the progressive thoughts of Shivaji Phule Shau and Dr B.R. Ambedkar as he reiterated that 'Manusmriti' has no place in the state.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP President Ajit Pawar declared that Manusmriti has no place in the state and attacked the opposition for setting a fake narrative in this regard, in the run-up to the state Assembly elections slated for September-October.
"No verse from 'Manusmriti' has been included in the school curriculum. No such attempt can be made in the state. Manusmriti is not supported by the state government. The opposition knows that issues like 'Manusmriti' have no place in Maharashtra, yet the opposition is deliberately trying to spread misunderstandings by raising issues in this way," he said at the press conference after the state cabinet meeting on the eve of the Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Legislature from Thursday.
"It is not right to do politics in this way, Maharashtra cannot afford it," he added.
