Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Wednesday advised Mahayuti and opposition party members to exercise restraint in their response to fisheries minister Nitesh Rane’s claim that Muslims were not part of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s army.
“Whether from govt or opposition, politicians must refrain from making any statements that can cause a law-and-order situation. Historians have proved that Muslims were indeed with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. I don’t know why Rane made the statement. Indian Muslims are patriotic,” Pawar said.
