"Crass": Sharad Pawar's Party Slams Minister's Remarks On Supriya Sule

NCP demanding that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde drop Abdul Sattar from the ministry and held a protest-demonstration outside the minister's residence

An offensive comment by Maharashtra's Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule on a regional television channel has triggered a major political controversy, with NCP demanding that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde drop Mr Sattar from the Cabinet.

NCP workers led by MLA Vidya Chavan held a protest-demonstration outside Mr Sattar's residence today.