Yavatmal: The Pandharkawda and Dhule functions are Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to pacify outspoken BJP workers, said former social justice minister and senior Congress tribal leader Shivajirao Moghe.Moghe was reacting to Modi’s public address in Pandharkawda on Saturday. He said Kishore Tiwari, chairman of Vasantrao Naik Shetkari Swavalamban Mission, has demanded that Union minister Nitin Gadkari should be made the next Prime Minister.“Similarly, BJP MLA from Dhule, Anil Anna Gote, has publicly expressed his displeasure over the performance of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and PM Modi,” he said.To nip the problem in the bud, Modi has chosen Pandharkawda, the turf of Tiwari, and Dhule, the bastion of Gote, said Moghe. “To register our protest, we had put up ‘Go back Modi’ hoardings along the national highway,” he said, adding that Modi has once again caused financial sufferings to women by forcing them to bear expenses for their trip to the function.“Modi left Delhi at a time when the whole nation is shocked and saddened by the terror attack in Pulwama. Instead, he should have chaired the all party meeting for preparing strategy against Pakistan-based terrorist camps,” he said.Meanwhile, Swamini Daru Bandi convener Mahesh Pawar condemned Modi for disappointing the women who are demanding ban on liquor in the tribal-dominated district of Yavatmal. “Most of the women at Modi’s function were members of ‘Swamini’ who were expecting announcement of liquor ban from Modi,” Pawar said.It is learnt, Shiv Sena workers are also disappointed as their MP Bhavana Gawali was forced to sit among the SHG women as an audience.

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