Mumbai: NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) MLA Rohit Pawar made headlines on Tuesday as he arrived at the Maharashtra state Assembly carrying a striking poster labelled ‘Ghajini Sarkar’, taking a sharp dig at the ruling Mahayuti alliance for what he called selective amnesia after elections.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the day's proceedings during the Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Legislature, Pawar explained the reference: “There is a character named Ghajini in popular culture who remembers certain things but forgets them at critical times. Our government seems to suffer from the same condition, they remember promises during elections but forget them immediately after winning. This is a symptom of what I call the ‘Satta’ disease, the disease of power.”
MVA Allies Protest On Day 1 Of Monsoon Session
Pawar’s protest was part of a larger opposition strategy that has seen a wave of demonstrations by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders since the session began. A day earlier, leaders from Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress, and NCP (SP) had staged a high-voltage protest on the steps of Vidhan Bhavan, waving posters and chanting slogans against the government’s controversial attempt to impose Hindi as a compulsory third language in schools.
Prominent leaders such as Shiv Sena UBT MLA Aaditya Thackeray, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve, NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad and Sena UBT leader Sachin Ahir participated in the protest, accusing the Fadnavis-led government of undermining Marathi pride and forcing cultural policies without consent.
The controversy stemmed from two Government Resolutions (GRs), issued on April 16 and June 17, that mandated the introduction of Marathi, English, and Hindi as compulsory languages from Class 1 onwards in schools across the state. After facing strong resistance from the public and opposition parties alike, the state government withdrew the GRs on Sunday. However, the decision hasn’t quelled the discontent.
