Targetting the Centre, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked 'why does the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) need a 38-party National Democratic Alliance’ since it has the ED, I-T and CBI.
The Delhi High Court issued summons to Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray in a defamation suit.
A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, said there will be no stay on proceedings before the EC to decide intra-party dispute in Shiv Sena between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde faction, on which one is the original party and also on getting the party symbol.
Thackeray, hitting upon the BJP, said, “If Amit Shah had kept his word to me, Maharashtra would have a BJP Chief Minister by now.”
Uddhav Thackeray who tested positive for COVID on Wednesday joined the meeting via video conferencing. State cabinet minister Aslam Shaikh said only the cabinet agenda was discussed in the meeting and not the current political scenario.
The development came hours after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari tested Corona positive this morning.
"Maharashtra set an example for the whole country when industries continued to operate without hindrance, even during the Covid-19 pandemic last year"
Though Prime Minister Modi has congratulated the new chief minister, it remains to be seen whether the bitterness of parting company with the BJP will linger.
