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Fadnavis, Shinde visit Hedgewar memorial amid Ajit Pawar’s absence

Nagpur, Dec 14 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and several legislators from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) visited the memorial of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar on Sunday.
Legislators from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), including Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who are also part of the ruling Mahayuti coalition, did not take part in the visit.
Fadnavis and Shinde paid floral tributes at the memorials of Dr. Hedgewar and the second RSS Sarsanghchalak, M. S. Golwalkar, at the Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh. Also present were State Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Legislative Council Chairperson Ram Shinde, and several other BJP and Shiv Sena legislators.
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