NCO Kshirsagar Throws Weight Behind BJP Candidate
NCO Kshirsagar
Throws Weight Behind BJP
Candidate
One of NCP’s founder
leaders and former minister Jaidutta Kshirsagar has decided to severe ties with
the party and support BJP candidate Pritam Munde in Beed Lok Sabha
constituency. Jaidutta, the Beed MLA and a prominent OBC leader in the state,
held a long meeting with his supporters from across the district at a function
hall in the city on Friday. “I have decided to strengthen the hands of Modi and
I request all my followers and supporters to help BJP-Shiv Sena-RPI win the Lok
Sabha election. I request you to support Pritam Munde,” he said.He alleged that
he was being pushed to the brim for the last two years under one or the other
pretext by the NCP leadership. “I observed patience but many elements in the
NCP took it as my weakness,” he said.Referring to the funds granted by the BJP
government for development projects in Beed, he said irrespective of his party
affiliation, the BJP leadership extended its support for the development.
“Now, the situation warrants
that we strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At present, there
is no one in the country to match his stature. Modi has been working to
strengthen the country, while his opponents are taking stand for the benefit of
Pakistan,” he told them.The beleaguered former minister, who has been with the
NCP since its inception and was a minister for 13 years, has fallen out with
the leadership due to a variety of reasons, including entry of opposition
leader in legislative council Dhananjay Munde into the party.The final nail in
the coffin was the selection of Sandeep Kshirsagar, Jaidutt’s nephew, for the
bypoll being held in the ward number of 11 of Beed municipal council.
Incidentally, Jaidutta and his brother Bharatbhushan Kshirsagar have their
homes in this ward.Jaidutta had supported another candidate who lost to Sandeep
by a margin of about 350 votes. Jaidutta had also organized chief minister
Devendra Fadnavis programme. The platform was used to attack NCP leadership.
Prominent NCP men kept away, while the podium was dominated by BJP leaders.
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