Eknath Shinde & I are real wrestlers: Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

NASHIK: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that chief minister Eknath Shinde and he are the 'real wrestlers' in the political arena in the state.
Addressing a gathering at a wrestling competition - Chhatrapati Shivray Kesari Spardha - that was organised in Ahmednagar on Sunday evening, Fadnavis said like in real wrestling, in politics too politicians wrestle to jostle out their opponents and only real wrestlers win the competition.
"Both Shinde and myself are real political wrestlers, who have wrestled out our opponents from power," said Fadnavis, adding that both the CM and he would win the political wrestling competition (read assembly polls) next year too.
Fadnavis further said as like in real wrestling, there is no scope for 'doping' in politics too. In both cases wrestlers get disqualified.
"Unfortunately, some politicians wakes up in the morning and target our government on a daily basis as if they are in a state of intoxication. But such politicians should remember that both Shinde and me - both are real political wrestlers, who do not believe in doping. We will wrestle them out from political areana" Fadnavis said. Fadnavis assured to construct a stadium at Ahmednagar for wrestling.
"Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil in his address demanded a stadium in Ahmednagar. Our government is committed for development of sports and welfare of sportspersons. I request Vikhe Patil to give a proposal and the government will approbe it, he added.
"We would like to see the next competition in the stadium," he added.