Dhangekar asks Chandrakant Patil if he was Kirloskar's grandson in Gokul chairman row

Leaders in Kolhapur are trading sharp remarks over the post of Gokul chairman. In Tuesday's election, Rajesh Patil of the Mahayuti was chosen chairman of Gokul. BJP minister Chandrakant Patil then targeted Satej alias Bunty Patil.

Chandrakant Patil had said, "Bunty Patil, you remained Bunty and never became Bunty Saheb." He asked how Bunty Patil's property had grown so much. According to Chandrakant Patil, Bunty Patil wants to be the richest in his family. He said that his father, D. Y. Patil, once moved around Kolhapur on a scooter, so where had Bunty Patil's wealth now come from. Chandrakant Patil also said that Bunty Patil wanted control of Gokul only to enjoy the spoils.

Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar gave Chandrakant Patil a sharp reply. Dhangekar said it was true that Satej Patil's father, D. Y. Patil, moved around on a scooter. "But Maharashtra has seen your condition too," Dhangekar said. In his words, "You used to sit outside a hotel with a cloth bag, waiting for someone to take you in and give you tea." He asked whether Chandrakant Patil was some sort of grandson of Kirloskar.

Dhangekar said he had listened to Chandrakant Dada's speech and that it all sounded like a quarrel at a water tap. According to him, Chandrakant Patil is making threatening remarks. Dhangekar said, "How long will this go on? Remember that your power too is going to end." He said power is nobody's slave, does not stay at anyone's door, and is here today and there tomorrow.

Dhangekar went on to say that one day people would grab Chandrakant Patil's wrist at every crossroads and he would break into a sweat while answering. In his words, "the hair will stay on one side, the dhoti on one side and the spectacles on one side, and that time is not far, it is near." He said one should not issue threats, that this is a democracy, and that Maharashtra belongs to the ideas of Shahu, Phule and Ambedkar.