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Ambedkar-Kawade pact with Congress-NCP irks Athawale
PTI
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 AT 10:42 AM (IST)
MUMBAI: The Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale
criticised dalit leaders Prakash Ambedkar and Jogendra Kawade on
Monday for sealing alliance with the Congress and NCP for the upcoming
civic polls.
"When I was with Congress, the party did not take along even a single
(dalit) leader. It's good that they (BBM and PRP) have formed an
alliance with Congress and NCP. It will make no impact on us. Congress
has netted two fishes in the form of Prakash Ambedkar and Jogendra
Kawade," the RPI chief added.
He was speaking after releasing the list of six candidates from his
party for the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections while
training his guns on Prakash Ambedkar and Jogendra Kawade, the
presidents of Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) and People's Republican
Party (PRP) respectively, for forging alliance with Congress and NCP
combine.
RPI, which is contesting the city civic poll in alliance with Shiv
Sena and BJP, has been allocated 29 seats out of which the dalit
outfit has ceded two seats to Dalit Panther Party led by Namdeo
Dhasal.
Speaking about the cracks developed in the Shiv Sena, BJP and RPI
allaince in some civic bodies, Athawale said, "As the dispute is
between the partners, things are becoming difficult".
SEAT BREAK-UP
RPI, which is contesting the civic polls in allaince with the Shiv
Sena and BJP, has been allocated 29 seats, out of which two seats have
been ceded to Namdev Dhasal-led Dalit Panther.
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