Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday sparked an issue together with his reference to ‘Draupadi’s marriage to 5 males’, and a promise to allocate funds to Indrapur provided that individuals voted the Mahayuti candidate to energy.
The Mahayuti alliance contains the BJP, the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) faction.
Addressing a gathering in Baramati’s Indapur, Pawar mentioned, “In some districts, we saw there was so much difference that after a thousand boys, nearly 850 girls were born. Also, it was up to 790 girls in some places. It is going to be very difficult.”
“In the coming days, it seems as if we have to think about ‘Draupadis‘. Forget about the joke or else tomorrow I will be criticised for insulting Draupadi,” he mentioned in Marathi.
As per the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Draupadi, the princess of Panchal, was married to Arjun and his 4 brothers.
Lashing out at Ajit Pawar’s feedback, Jitendra Awhad, an NCP chief from the Sharad Pawar faction, mentioned Ajit Pawar may have given different examples to spotlight the difficulty of dipping within the intercourse ratio.
He mentioned that as a result of such statements, Sharad Pawar needed to pay the value prior to now.
“When there’s poison in the mind, what else can come out of his mouth? He could have given another example, saying that weddings won’t happen and questions will arise, and problems will arise. Even in Maharashtra, the difference in birth rate never remained constant,” Awhad mentioned.
“Suddenly, the thought of calling a woman Draupadi came to his mind. He used to speak in this way every time, and Sharad Pawar had to pay the price,” he added.
Notably, Baramanti is witnessing a detailed contest between two members of the Pawar household with Ajit Pawar’s spouse Sunetra, the NCP candidate, pitted towards her sister-in-law and sitting Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, the daughter of Sharad Pawar.
Elections to the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra shall be held in 5 phases from April 19 to Might 20.
In Baramati, polling shall be held on Might 7.