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NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad goes on a diatribe against Sanatan Dharma, says it ruined India and adds it is not even a...

OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2025

NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad called Sanatan Dharma a “perverted” ideology responsible for centuries of caste oppression. Echoing Udhayanidhi Stalin’s earlier remarks, Awhad linked Sanatan Dharma to the marginalisation of Shivaji, Phule, Ambedkar and others. NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad has reignited the Sanatan Dharma debate by calling it a “perverted” ideology responsible for centuries of caste oppression. Echoing Udhayanidhi Stalin’s earlier remarks, Awhad linked Sanatan Dharma to the marginalisation of Shivaji, Phule, Ambedkar and others.

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NCP’s Jitendra Awhad apologises for remark, yet claims scriptures mention Lord Ram eating meat: What Ayodhya temple priest said rubbishing his claims

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2024

NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad apologised for hurting the sentiments of Hindus after claiming that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian.

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Lord Ram belonged to ‘Bahujans’, and he ate non-vegetarian food: NCP leader Jitendra Awhad tells in Shirdi

ANI - 4 January, 2024

Kicking off a debate on the matter, Awhad asked, "Where would a person living in the forest for 14 years go to find vegetarian food? Is it correct or not (question to the public)? Tell me when I am telling the truth."

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Fight over leader of opposition starts between Congress and NCP after NCP names Jitendra Awhad as new LoP of Maharashtra following the defection

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2023

Jitendra Awhad has also been appointed as the whip of the NCP legislature party.

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NCP leader Jitendra Awhad, who had once inaugurated ambulance in Ishrat Jahan’s name, wants ‘The Kerala Story’ producer to be hanged in public

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2023

The NCP politician made a shocking statement when he said that the producer of the Kerala story should be hanged to death.

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‘Are Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti the festivals of riots?’, asks NCP leader Jitendra Awhad, says there will be religious riots in coming years

OpIndia Staff - 21 April, 2023

Jitendra Awhad said, "I mean Ram Navami and what is that festival of Maruti? Haan... Hanuman Jayanti. Are these two festivals made for riots only?"

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Cop who was to turn approver in a case against NCP leader Jitendra Awhad found dead on rail tracks in a suspected suicide

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2023

Kadam was being investigated in the Anant Karmuse case who was kidnapped by the guards of former state minister Jitendra Avhad on his instructions. As per the reports, Karmuse was abducted and brought to Awhad's residence over a social media post. He was then brutally beaten by security personnel of Awhad including Kadam.

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‘I will pursue the case to its logical end’: Victim after SC orders probe into his assault at NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad’s home in...

OpIndia Staff - 1 March, 2023

Anant Karmuse was reportedly assaulted by Jitendra Awhad and his aides in April 2020 for a social media post mocking the NCP leader.

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Aurangzeb was not a Hindu hater, claims NCP’s Jitendra Awhad

ANI - 3 January, 2023

In a bid to defend Maharashtra Leader of Opposition, Ajit Pawar's Friday remarks on Chhattrapati Sambhaji, Awhad brought up the Mughal ruler during his interaction with the media on Monday.

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