Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) President Sharad Pawar on Friday (September 19, 2025) 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, Mr. Pawar told the CM.
Mr. Padalkar made the remarks at a rally in Jat, his assembly constituency in Sangli district.
Mr. 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.
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