Apologise on Shiv Jayanti for migrant crisis remarks: Nana Patole to PM Modi

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise and seek forgiveness on Shiv Jayanti for insulting the state with his remarks on the 2020 migrant crisis during the coronavirus pandemicHe said the Congress will send letters to Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP pressing for this demand till February 19 which is observed as Shiv Jayanti the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajPrime Minister Narendra Modi insulted Maharashtra in Parliament by accusing the people of the state of being spreaders of Covid19 And to press for its demand that PM Modi apologise to the state for the insult the Congress will launch a new phase of its agitation over the issue he saidAs part of that agitation Congress workers will send thousands of letters to Modi through Leader of the Opposition in the state Devendra Fadnavis asking him the PM to apologise to Maharashtra on Shiv Jayanti Day and seek forgiveness from public Patole told a press conferenceModi had said in the Lok Sabha that the Congress crossed all limits during the Covid19 pandemic and accused the party of instigating and scaring innocent labourers into fleeing to their native states from MumbaiPatole said the BJP government at the Centre imposed a sudden lockdown in March 2020 after the pandemic hit the countryThe Centre did not help people in those difficult times and it was the Congress party and the Maharashtra government which came to the rescue of millions of people stranded due to the shutdown he saidThe Congress has always been at the forefront of helping people in distress The Prime Minister has insulted Chhatrapati Shivajis Maharashtra by accusing the state of spreading coronavirus while we were helping lakhs of people as part of our social commitment Patole saidTo seek an apology from Modi over his comments the Maharashtra Congress has been holding agitations in front of the houses of Union ministers from the BJP and party MPs in the stateUnder the second phase of the agitation letters will be sent asking the Prime Minister to apologise to the people of the state the Congress leader saidGiving details of the content of the letter he said History stands testimony to the fact that Maharashtra of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj did not bow in front of either the throne of Delhi or the arrogant BritishJust as the PM had to apologise for insulting the farmers of the country referring to now scrapped agri laws it would be better for him to apologise for insulting Maharashtra Dont play with Maharashtras selfesteem the people of Maharashtra will never forgive you On the occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs birth anniversary seek forgiveness and atone for your sinsResponding to a question Patole said the treatment meted out by the police to state Congress general secretary Atul Londhe during a protest in front of the official residence of Fadnavis here was highly insultingThe MPCC president said he would ask the Chief Minister to take action in the matterThis 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