India, June 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reprimanded its former minister and MLA from Jalna, Babanrao Lonikar, after his disparaging remarks against voters, especially farmers, caused a major embarrassment to the party.

Lonikar had said on Thursday that those who criticise BJP and the government should know that they are getting "clothes, shoes, mobile, monetary benefits of scheme, and money for sowing because of us".

The remarks by Lonikar, made while addressing a function on the Har Ghar Solar scheme in his assembly constituency in central Maharashtra, were aimed at berating the critics of BJP, while highlighting the government schemes.

"Babanrao Lonikar gave salaries to mothers of those who criticise us and also sancti...