Rahul Gandhi Socially Distances From Uddhav Thackeray. Sharad Pawar’s Party Steps In
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s remarks today made matters more complicated as his colleagues in the ruling coalition of Maharashtra discussed a rift through a series of meetings. He said the Congress was only playing a supporting role in Maharashtra, adding that the decision to distance himself from Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his decision in the state led to the coronavirus epidemic.
The Congress later said that their leader’s comments were left out of context, but the explanation did little to quell rumors of a coalition crisis that Chief Minister Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Did force a few hours ago.
“I would like to make a distinction here. We are supporting the government in Maharashtra, but we are not the major decision makers in Maharashtra. We are the decision makers in Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Puducherry. There is a difference in running.” Supporting the government and it, “Mr. Gandhi said in response to media questions on Maharashtra’s coronavirus crisis and the possible disagreement within the ruling coalition on dealing with it.”
The Congress MP said, “I said very clearly that Maharashtra is an important state, Mumbai is the financial capital and there is a lot of attention, they have a difficult situation and the state needs a lot of attention.” .
In an attempt to end the cracks and project on a united front, Supriya Sule, daughter of NCP MP Sharad Pawar, said that Mr. Gandhi was “absolutely right”.
“I have heard what Rahul Gandhi said. He is absolutely right. It is a coalition. Everyone makes a decision. Uddhav Thackeray takes everyone into confidence. I have seen him first hand, taking them all along Let’s go, “he said, his comment also reminding that all three parties in the coalition – the Army, the NCP and the Congress – had an equal say.
Ms Sule was more melodious than her colleague Majid Memon, who said: “It is not fair to say that Congress is not part of the decision-making process. Members of Congress are part of the Cabinet. They are not supporting from outside.” He signs the decisions taken by the cabinet and the Maharashtra government, including the Congress party. “
The BJP, seized by the ruling parties for harassing the ruling parties for their return to power, seized Mr. Gandhi’s remarks. BJP leader Hina NC said, “Rahul Gandhi’s statement of distrust between two coalition partners is a bad joke with the people of Maharashtra.”
Signs of discord in Maharashtra’s mahagathbandhan came hours after Sharad Pawar interacted with Uddhav Thackeray in the state of Maharashtra’s home in Matosri, the Shiv Sena leader’s house, “Matoshri” last evening.
Mr Pawar said he was upset over the chief minister’s reluctance to end the lockdown and actively explore his suggestions to reopen Maharashtra and get out of the indefinite bandh in the state in the grip of an epidemic in the country.
Mr. Pawar told NDTV this morning, “There is no threat to the Maharashtra government. All the MLAs are with us, any attempt to break them at this time will result.”
Although the Congress was absent in Mr. Pawar’s meeting with the Chief Minister, the NCP leader said that all three coalition partners in Maharashtra were together and COVID was united in fighting the menace.
Mr. Pawar also called his meeting with the governor a “courtesy call”. However, the timing is critical, noting that Mr. Pawar is openly criticizing Mr. Koshiyari and has objected to his “interference” in the state’s decisions.