Last Updated: February 26, 2023, 23:58 IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. (File photograph/PTI)
The Opposition boycotted the customary tea occasion on the eve of the Budget session of the state legislature
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday took a dig on the Opposition for boycotting the customary tea occasion on the eve of the Budget session of the state legislature, and mentioned it was good that these having ties with terrorist Dawood Ibrahim didn’t flip up for it.
The price range session of the state legislature, which begins on Monday, will finish on March 25. The opposition events – the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the Congress – boycotted the tea occasion hosted by the federal government on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters right here later, CM Shinde mentioned, ”In a manner, it was good that the opposition didn’t flip for the excessive tea when a few of them have ties with terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. Instead of calling our (Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party) alliance as anti-Maharashtra, will you not name such folks anti-nationals? There are some folks within the opposition events who’ve had ties with Haseen Parkar, sister of Dawood Ibrahim.” Shinde was apparently referring to former state minister and NCP chief Nawab Malik, who’s at present in jail following his arrest final yr in a money-laundering case linked to the actions of Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.
The chief minister additionally took a dig at senior NCP chief and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.
”Ajit Pawar is saying that I modified my allegiance (from Uddhav Thackeray to the BJP), however he mustn’t overlook that I’m nonetheless following what late Balasaheb Thackeray taught us. Even the Election Commission’s resolution to allot us the title Shiv Sena and image (of bow and arrow) proves it,” Shinde mentioned.
”Unlike Pawar, who on in the future took an oath with Devendra Fadnavis (in November 2019) and adjusted it once more inside a few days. You needn’t must be smart to make any random allegations. Pawar is sort of a fish out of water. Since he’s out of energy, he’s appearing on this method,” the CM added.
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