BJP MLA’s statement sparks political turmoil in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Maharashtra’s political landscape was rocked when BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar allegedly made derogatory remarks about senior Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) leader and former minister Jayant Patil and his parents. The remarks sparked outrage within the opposition camp. Party chief Sharad Pawar personally called Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to express his strong objection.