Ram Kadam latest from Maha BJP to make controversial remarks

Ram Kadam, dubbed as 'Ravan' by the Opposition for telling youngsters that he would "kidnap" a girl they like even if she rejects their proposal, is the latest

from the Maharashtra BJP unit to make headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Leading the pack is state Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) president Raosaheb Danve, whose off the cuff remarks have caused ripples in the political circles on many occasions.

From appealing people to accept money before the date of polling to offering an exchange of banned notes, Danve has often left the saffron party red-faced.

"Can the Opposition give us in writing that after the implementation of the loan waiver scheme, farmers would not commit suicide?" he said last year in response to a criticism that the BJP-led government in Maharashtra was implementing the farmers loan waiver "half-heartedly".

 

In 2016, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis raised eyebrows when he said, "When political power gets corrupt, religious authorities help them get back to their actual path". He made the statement while sharing stage with controversial religious figure Narendra Maharaj.

Addressing a public function in 2015, BJP minister Girish Bapat said, "I also watch the same video clips which you watch in the night. I may look like a ripened leaf but I am still young".

In February last year, BJP minister Subhash Deshmukh, while supporting the entry of people with criminal background into the party said, "We will first get the goons elected and then make them sober".

In February this year, BJP's Shripad Chindam, former deputy mayor of Ahmednagar, was arrested for making derogatory statements about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He was expelled by the BJP and removed from the deputy mayors post after an audio clip of his comments went viral.

In April last year, Pune mayor Mukta Tilak of BJP said, "Brahmin students had to go abroad for studies because of reservation for other castes in education".

In March last year, BJP-backed independent legislator Prashant Paricharak was suspended from the state Assembly for making objectionable remarks on wives of Army soldiers.

He had said soldiers stationed at the border distribute sweets when their babies are born although they have not come home in a year, indirectly alleging their wives are unfaithful. He later apologised for his remarks.