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The Maharashtra BJP has hit out at NCP supremo Sharad Pawar for his recent comments on ‘urban naxalisation’, asking him to clarify if he considers every citizen who is angry at the government as naxals.

BJP leader Ram Kadam said, “In the past, he (Sharad Pawar) never accepted that there is naxalism in the urban areas. But now he’s accepting it and he went to the extent of saying that hatred against the government is being spread in areas like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. He even added a new definition to this anger against the state government and said even those who hate the government are naxals.”

The senior BJP leader questioned the NCP over the recent controversies in the state and the involvement of the state government. The NCP is part of the ruling MVA coalition in Maharashtra.

“Maharashtra government indulged in Rs 100 crore scandal, it blatantly took money for transfer of officers, it directly and indirectly supported the drug mafia, their ministers have done trade with Dawood’s men. Should the people of Maharashtra sit quietly and not protest against the government?” asked Ram Kadam.

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He went on to say that the people are angry against injustice and have a right to protest, but the NCP is spinning this anger as naxalism. “They should know that everyone in the state has anger against this government. So will they call us naxals as well? The NCP needs to clarify this.”

Sharad Pawar is on a four-day tour of Maharashtra’s Vidharba region. While speaking at Gadchiroli — a hotbed of naxal activity — the NCP leader remarked that some elements were trying to create hatred against the state government. He termed this ‘new phenomenon’ as ‘urban naxalisation’ and said it needs to be stopped.

The four-time chief minister said such elements were present in Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai and parts of Sahyadri ranges as far as Kerala.

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