BJP has no right to take Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's name: NCP MP Supriya Sule

Nationalist Congress Party NCP MP Supriya Sule on Monday said it was unfortunate that the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP was defending Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyaris remark about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and going forward the party has no right to take the Maratha kings nameThe NCPs Pune city unit staged a protest against the governor over his remark that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of olden daysDuring the protest a party worker was dressed up like Koshyari and slogans were shouted against the governorSpeaking to reporters Sule said that it was unfortunate the way the governor has been constantly talking about the great icons of IndiaAlso read Women delegation meets Maharashtra Guv over Minister Abdul Sattars remarks against Supriya SuleA video of the BJPs spokesperson is in circulation and it seems like these people are committing the sin of insulting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj constantly It is unfortunate and it should stop the NCP leader saidThe NCP has accused BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi of claiming that the founder of the Maratha empire apologised to Mughal king Aurangzeb five timesIn order to put a stop to this the NCP Shiv Sena and Congress have hit the road and are protesting she saidWhen asked about Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defending the governors statement Sule said If the Opposition does something it becomes a mistake and if they BJP do something it is not so This is their double standard I was expecting more from Fadnavisji He was the chief minister for five years You may have a different ideology but if Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is being insulted and if you are defending it then it is unfortunate Going forward BJP has no right to take the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the NCP leader saidI can understand that a mistake can happen once but he Koshyari has been speaking again and again He is a frequent offender When a mistake is committed again and again it does not remain a mistake it becomes a choice Sule saidKoshyari had on Saturday said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of olden days even as he referred to Babasaheb Ambedkar and Union minister Nitin Gadkari while talking about icons in the state drawing flak from the NCP and Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena factionThe governor made the remarks after conferring DLitt degrees on senior BJP leader Gadkari and NCP president Sharad Pawar at an event held in AurangabadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever