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Athawale under fire for backing saffron combine
PTI | 04:05 PM,May 15,2011
Mumbai, May 15 (PTI) Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas
Athawale has come under criticism for joining hands with the Shiv
Sena-BJP combine, with his detractors saying he is taking Dalits for a
ride for his personal gains. NCP Backward Class Cell president Ram
Pandagale said Dalits would not be lured by Athawale because they are
aware that the saffron parties are communal. "Athawale is doing these
things is for personal gains," the NCP leader said. Two of Athawale's
colleagues got elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council due to NCP
chief Sharad Pawar's support."Now they should explain whether they are
with NCP or with Athawale," another NCP leader said. The Republican
Left Democratic Front (RLDF) of which Athawale was a key member, said
his move is "suicidal" and will weaken Dalits in politics. The Front,
comprising 10 smaller parties, criticised Athawale saying he has
ignored a resolution at the RLDF formation, of keeping away from the
Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as well as the Sena-BJP
combine. The RLDF constituents include the Peasants and Workers Party,
Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Samaj Party, Samajwadi Janaparishad, Janata
Dal (S), Satyashodhak Community Party, Lok Sangharsh Morcha, Lok
Rajniti Manch, Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of
India-Marxist (CPI-M). Athawale's support is expected to boost
election campaign for the saffron combine in the upcoming civic polls
in the state early next year. Recently, the Maharashtra Public Works
Department minister Chhagan Bhujbal questioned the ideological
contradictions in the saffron party's newly-formed alliance with
Ramdas Athawale's RPI.
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