A number of recent statements by Nitin Gadkari, Union minister and BJP leader, on the social and economic backwardness of India have generated considerable debate within his own party, its associates in the RSS-led Sangh Parivar and the opposition. This has also led to speculation among political observers that Gadkari, along with Mohan Bhagwat, his mentor in the RSS, is shooting some barbs at Prime Minister Modi. This episode of Special Focus delves into the political undercurrents that led to these statements and the debates generated by it , which includes the personality-based tug-of-war in the Sangh Parivar.

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