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NCP (SP) Accuses BJP MLA of Mocking Drought Protest
A political party in Maharashtra criticized a local lawmaker named Abhimanyu Pawar.
The party said he made fun of farmers and young people who joined a protest.
The protest was about dry conditions in Ausa taluka.
Farmers were also facing damage to soybean crops and shortages of water and animal feed.
A video shared online appears to show Pawar calling the protest political.
The NCP (SP) says the protest was about a serious local problem, not just politics.
The government later listed Ausa as one of the drought-affected talukas.
Pawar had not yet replied to the accusation when the report was published.
The NCP (SP) accused BJP MLA Abhimanyu Pawar of mocking farmers and unemployed youth in Latur.
A purported video appears to show Pawar calling a drought-related demonstration in Ausa “political.”
The NCP (SP) said the protest addressed soybean crop damage and shortages of fodder and water.
The party said farmers, youth, women and middle-class families participated in the agitation.
Ausa was later included among Maharashtra’s 265 drought-affected talukas; Pawar has not responded to the video.
- Who
- NCP (SP) taluka president Narendra Patil accused BJP MLA Abhimanyu Pawar of mocking farmers and unemployed youth.
- What
- The NCP (SP) criticized Pawar over a purported video in which he reportedly called a drought-related demonstration political.
- Where
- Ausa taluka in Maharashtra’s Latur district.
- When
- The report was published on Sunday, September 27; the state’s drought declaration occurred on the preceding Saturday.
- Why
- The demonstration was organized over scanty rainfall, soybean crop damage, and shortages of fodder and water.
NCP (SP) and Protest Organizers
Abhimanyu Pawar’s Reported Position
Purpose of the demonstration
NCP (SP) and Protest Organizers
The NCP (SP) said the demonstration reflected a severe situation in Ausa and involved farmers, unemployed youth, women and middle-class families.
Abhimanyu Pawar’s Reported Position
In the purported video, Pawar is heard saying the demand was not from farmers but from unemployed people and describing the move as political.
Response expected from the MLA
NCP (SP) and Protest Organizers
The NCP (SP) said Pawar should have taken the issue to the government, secured relief for farmers and apologized to farmers and unemployed youth.
Abhimanyu Pawar’s Reported Position
Pawar had not publicly responded to the viral video at the time of the report.
Key facts
- Accused politician
- BJP MLA Abhimanyu Pawar, who represents the Ausa assembly constituency
- Accusing party
- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), referred to as the NCP (SP)
- Local party representative
- NCP (SP) taluka president Narendra Patil
- Protest issue
- Drought-like conditions, soybean crop damage, and shortages of fodder and water
- Government action
- Maharashtra declared 265 of its 358 talukas drought-affected
- Ausa status
- Ausa was included in the government’s drought-affected list
- Pawar’s response
- No response to the viral video had been reported
Quotes
Narendra Patil
NCP (SP) taluka president in Ausa
“If farmers were present there, was he making fun of the farmers? And if unemployed youth were participating, was he mocking them?”
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