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Fadnavis defends Mahajan’s Punjab remarks, lauds PM Modi’s ‘golden era’ of Governance

Mumbai, Jun 10 (UNI) The political atmosphere in Maharashtra has intensified following a sharp exchange between Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) President Sharad Pawar and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over recent remarks made by BJP leader Girish Mahajan during his Punjab visit.
Mahajan had triggered controversy by alleging that the Congress had committed atrocities against the Sikh community. Responding to these comments, Sharad Pawar had criticized Mahajan, alleging that such statements bring disrepute to the country.
Countering the criticism, Chief Minister Fadnavis launched a scathing attack on the Congress. "It is an undeniable truth that the massacre of Sikhs took place in Delhi and across India under the leadership of the Congress. We will continue to condemn these atrocities for the rest of our lives," Fadnavis asserted while speaking to reporters here.
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