Ousted Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse blasts BJP for not standing by him
Former Maharashtra revenue minister Eknath Khadse during his felicitation rally claimed that he worked for BJP for 40 years but the party still chose newcomers over him.
In Short
- Khadse on his 64th birthday elaborated his 40 years of struggles in BJP.
- Khadse was addressing his felicitation rally.
- Khadse also claimed that he was forced to resign on the baseless charges.
Former Maharashtra revenue minister Eknath Khadse today on his 64th birthday elaborated his 50 years of struggles in Bharatiya Janta Party.
Addressing his felicitation rally in his assembly constituency Muktai Nagar in Jalgaon, Khadse said, "It's our struggle to bring 'bahujan' face to the party in last 40 years otherwise this party was known as party of 'marwadis'. Now my party workers ask me that is this the result of years of labor and hardwork for the party."
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Khadse further claimed that he was forced to resign on the baseless charges.
"Did I hold any girls hand, did I murder any one, did I conduct any robbery then why my resignation was taken?," said Khadse.
ANGRY, DEJECTED AND DISAPPOINTED
During the rally, which was attended by Bjp state president Raosaheb Danve and newly made Agriculture Minister of Maharshtra Pandurang Fundkar, Khadse accused the party insiders for planning attacks on him.
"I never cared about attacks , I fought with many for the party but how can fight insiders?," Khadse said.
While Khadse did not take names, he openly expressed his disappointment with party for choosing juniors over him.
"In any team one person works hard proves himself and then becomes team but now newcomer and upstarts are being given the opportunity " Khadse added.
Devendra Fadnavis, junior to Eknath Khadse in state politics by almost 15 years, superseded him to get to the top post in the state. This never went down well with Eknath Khadse.
Eknath kahadse resigned from the Devendra Fadanvis cabinet in the month of June over allegations of impropriety surfaced against him in a land deal in Pune.
Sustained media campaign and India today investigation over MIDC land deal had revealed that Kahdse misused his ministerial office to buy the land on his wife and son in law's name which was in possession of MIDC ( Maharashtra industrial development corporation).
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