NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over phone and expressed dissatisfaction over BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar`s alleged derogatory comments about senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil`s parents.
Maharashtra always supports progressive thoughts and the remarks made by Padalkar do not reflect the state`s culture, Pawar told the CM.
Padalkar made the remarks at a rally in Jat, his assembly constituency in Sangli district.
Patil, who was till recently the state NCP (SP) chief and served as a minister for several years, is the son of late Rajaram Patil, a Congress veteran and one of the pioneers of the cooperation sector in western Maharashtra.
NCP sources said Pawar, who is on a tour of Kolhapur, spoke to Fadnavis over phone in the morning.
“Making such comments is not Maharashtra`s culture. Maharashtra has always supported progressive thoughts. Such comments are unacceptable,” Pawar told Fadnavis, and requested him to look into the matter.
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