Pune: Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on veteran politician Sharad Pawar, accusing him of being the ‘biggest mastermind of corruption’ in Indian politics.
“They (the Opposition) are speaking about corruption. The biggest mastermind of corruption in Indian politics is Sharad Pawar and I have no confusion in that. What will they accuse us of now? If somebody has done the job of institutionalising corruption, Sharad Pawar, it is you,” the Union Home minister said while addressing BJP workers and supporters here on Sunday.
Accusing NCP(SP) chief Pawar of undermining efforts to secure reservations for the Maratha community, Shah said: “Whenever the BJP government comes to power in Maharashtra, Marathas get a reservation and whenever Sharad Pawar’s government comes to power, Maratha reservation disappears.”
The 83-year-old Pawar has been a four-term chief minister of Maharashtra and also served as Union Defence and Agriculture minister.
“Pawar government disables it whenever they get a chance. But I want to say that the 10-year extension was given only during the time of Modi Ji and despite having an absolute majority, the work of strengthening reservation was done by our leader Modi Ji,” Shah stated.
With election in Maharashtra due in the next couple of months, Shah was obviously pitching for BJP.
“In 2014, under Devendra Fadnavis as the chief minister, you got the Maratha reservation. If you want to continue the Maratha reservation, you must make the BJP win,” Shah said.
