Govt to collapse after SC verdict, Aaditya Thackeray reiterates
Mumbai: Shiv Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray on Monday reiterated that the Eknath Shinde-led Maha Yuti government was a “makeshift” government and it could collapse after the Supreme Court verdict while addressing new Yuva Sena members who visited Matoshree to pledge their support. “Do we have democracy in our state? Is this a government in power elected by the people? One wonders if there is a government in place at all. In the two-member jumbo cabinet, it is unclear who is the real Chief Minister. Sometimes the mike is snatched, sometimes chits are passed on, and sometimes the plane is suspended mid-air,” Thackeray said referring to visuals caught by the camera of Devendra Fadnavis prompting Eknath Shinde, taking up the mike to answer difficult questions, and Shinde’s suddenly aborted trip to Delhi to meet the BJP high command last week.
Referring to the extensive damage by floods in Vidarbha region, and the brutal rape case in Bhandara district, he said the government in power was not there to answer questions raised by people. “The present Chief Minister is temporary. This government is going to collapse soon. Sometimes he (CM Shinde) comes to Maharashtra from Delhi, visits the places I have visited during my tour, and gets some photo opportunities before he flies back to Delhi,” said Thackeray, referring to seven trips by Shinde to Delhi to resolve the cabinet expansion delay. Thackeray said before the split in the Shiv Sena on June 20, when Uddhav Thackeray was the Chief Minister, the MVA government was trying to get industrial investments of Rs6 lakh crore, create employment opportunities, and fast track Mumbai’s development. “But, the progress of the state and the youths has halted and all focus is on dirty politics. That’s why it is our responsibility to change these politics,” he said, adding, “This is not Shiv Sena’s or Maharashtra’s battle alone. This is a legal fight that will lead to a landmark verdict from the courts, and it will set a legal precedent for 20-30 years to come,” he said.
