The Shiv Sena's sitting MP Chandrakant Khaire, who lost to AIMIM's Imtiaz Jaleel from Aurangabad in the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, made a controversial statement Friday by terming it as the start of "razakari" in the region.
The term originates from the Razakars, the private militia of the Hyderabad Nizamate, who were infamous in the area for their brutal putting down of rebellion against the ruling dispensation of the time.
Speaking to a regional news channel in Mumbai outside the residence of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Khaire said, "Razakari has already begun in Aurangabad (with Jaleel's victory). Some of my people were attacked. It is only going to get worse."
Khaire later met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.
Khaire, a four time MP from Aurangabad since 1999, lost to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen's Jaleel by a slender margin of 4,492 votes.
Jaleel secured 3,89,042 votes while Khaire got 3,84,550 votes.
Khaire also expressed disappointment on the presence of Independent candidate Harshvardhan Jadhav in the fray.
Jadhav, the son-in-law of Maharashtra BJP chief Raosaheb Danve, cornered a sizable 2,83,798 votes, leading to Khaire being unseated.
The BJP and the Sena fought the Lok Sabha polls in alliance.
Subhash Zambad of the Congress was the other prominent candidate in the fray in Aurangabad.
The arid Marathwada region, including Aurangabad, was part of the Hyderabad Nizamate at the time of Independence. A violent struggle ensued after the Nizam turned down a plea by the local populace for separating Marathwada from Hyderabad.
The region finally got separated from the Nizamate on September 17, 1948.
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