'Live in present to avoid blunders': Sanjay Nirupam's word of advice to Jitendra Awhad

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday has advised Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awhad to 'live in the present' in order to avoid political blunders. The statement by the Congress leader has come after the cabinet minister in his speech connected the recent students' retaliation to CAA with the emergency period and while doing so mentioned former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was solely responsible for the national emergency.

"Maharashtra Minister Jitendra Awhad has clarified that his statement was misconstrued. This means he has gone back on the statement he gave yesterday. This is right. He had yesterday accused late Indiraji of strangulating democracy. The ministers should live in the present rather than in the past to avoid political blunders," Nirupam tweeted.

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While speaking against the CAA, Jitendra Awhad had said on Wednesday that history will repeat itself today just like former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's attempt to strangulate democracy in the past was defeated by students. 

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"Indira Gandhi had also strangulated democracy, nobody was ready to speak against her. Then, students from Ahmedabad and Patna protested and JP's movement started leading to her defeat. This history will be repeated in Maharashtra and the country," Awhad had said in a public meeting in Beed on Wednesday.

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Damage control

After facing the heat from alliance partner Congress, Awhad in a damage control mode took to Twitter and shared a video of himself praising Indira Gandhi and attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah..

"I have great respect for Indira Gandhi's extraordinary work. The decisions she made were revolutionary but there could be differences of opinion, but one truth I do not want to hide is that Indiraji and Modi-Shah cannot be compared. They can't even come close to Indira Gandhi", Awhad tweeted while sharing a video.

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