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Khadse Calls for Cordial Maharashtra Politics and Social Harmony
Eknath Khadse said politics in Maharashtra used to be more friendly.
He recalled that leaders from different parties could disagree without becoming personal enemies.
He said politics should not be only about gaining power.
According to Khadse, politicians should also protect friendships and social harmony.
He remembered how leaders such as Pramod Mahajan and Gopinath Munde helped build the BJP in Maharashtra.
Khadse also thanked politicians from different parties for supporting him during his career.
Sharad Pawar praised Khadse for working for people in Jalgaon and across Maharashtra.
Ramdas Athawale said political opponents should not remain permanent enemies.
Eknath Khadse said Maharashtra’s political atmosphere was more cordial before 2014.
He argued that politics should not become only a pursuit of power.
Khadse said past ruling and opposition parties maintained personal relationships despite disagreements.
He credited leaders including Pramod Mahajan and Gopinath Munde with building the BJP in Maharashtra.
Sharad Pawar and Ramdas Athawale praised Khadse’s public service and called for cooperation across party lines.
- Who
- Former minister and NCP (SP) leader Eknath Khadse, along with Sharad Pawar and Ramdas Athawale.
- What
- Khadse called for more respectful politics, stronger personal relationships across party lines and protection of social harmony.
- Where
- Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
- When
- Sunday, August 30, at a gathering marking Khadse’s 75th birthday.
- Why
- Khadse said the state’s political environment had become more hostile and that politics should not be reduced to the pursuit of power.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Eknath Khadse, former minister and NCP (SP) leader
- Occasion
- Khadse’s 75th birthday gathering
- Location
- Jalgaon, Maharashtra
- Political comparison
- Khadse contrasted politics before 2014 with what he described as today’s more hostile environment
- Past BJP period
- Khadse said the BJP was in opposition in Maharashtra between 2000 and 2014
- Key principle
- Politics should preserve social harmony and should not be reduced to gaining power
- Praise from colleagues
- Sharad Pawar called Khadse a man of the masses, while Ramdas Athawale praised his cross-party relationships
Quotes
Ramdas Athawale
Union minister and Republican Party of India leader
“The most important work over these 35-40 years was that we did not allow social harmony to deteriorate. I consistently took the position of taking everyone along”
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“I always say that one should never keep enmity in politics. In Indian democracy, the ruling party and the Opposition together run the country”
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Sources
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