Mumbai: Taking a swipe at deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on his honorary doctorate from Japan’s Koyasan University, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday said that farmers and unemployed people in Maharashtra are committing suicide every day, and it is probably for this ‘great achievement’ that he has been honoured with the title.
“…A university in Japan has awarded Fadnavis a doctorate for his work for social equality.But social equality and progressive thinking have been discarded in the state…the situation has gone out of hand due to conflicts between Marathas, OBCs and other communities…,” the Sena (UBT) said in an edit in the party mouthpiece, Saamna. “Fadnavis will have the title of ‘Dr’ and earlier, chief minister Eknath Shinde too was awarded the same title by some organisation for social work. But in this state government’s regime, 3,000 farmers got titles like ‘late’ before their names.”
On Tuesday, Koyasan University had awarded Fadnavis an honorary doctorate (doctorate of philosophy) for his contribution to water conservation, infrastructure development in Maharashtra and community-based initiatives to bring about social equality, among other achievements. — Chaitanya Marpakwar
“…A university in Japan has awarded Fadnavis a doctorate for his work for social equality.But social equality and progressive thinking have been discarded in the state…the situation has gone out of hand due to conflicts between Marathas, OBCs and other communities…,” the Sena (UBT) said in an edit in the party mouthpiece, Saamna. “Fadnavis will have the title of ‘Dr’ and earlier, chief minister Eknath Shinde too was awarded the same title by some organisation for social work. But in this state government’s regime, 3,000 farmers got titles like ‘late’ before their names.”
On Tuesday, Koyasan University had awarded Fadnavis an honorary doctorate (doctorate of philosophy) for his contribution to water conservation, infrastructure development in Maharashtra and community-based initiatives to bring about social equality, among other achievements. — Chaitanya Marpakwar