Uddhav Thackeray lambasts Fadnavis for not appointing Leader Of Opposition

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray targeted the BJP-led Fadnavis government on Saturday, demanding that if the post of Leader of Opposition is not appointed in both the legislative assembly as well as the legislative council, the post of Deputy Chief Minister should be cancelled immediately.

Thackeray questioned why the Fadnavis government is afraid to give the post of Leader of Opposition to both the houses, namely the legislative assembly as well as the legislative council.

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“We had demanded during the very first session of this government that they should give him the post of Leader of the Opposition. Now a year has passed, but this government has done nothing except make announcements.

“For the first time in the history of the legislature, there is no Leader of the Opposition in both the houses. This government is strong and it is supported by the central government. Despite this, why is this government afraid to appoint the Leader of the Opposition?” Uddhav Thackeray questioned.

“They have many corrupt people with them by covering up all their follies. Despite doing all this, why is this government afraid of the post of Leader of the Opposition? This government should immediately announce the Leader of the Opposition for both the Houses. Also, if you are going to cite the law, then the post of Deputy Chief Minister should be abolished immediately, because there is no provision for such a post anywhere in the Constitution.

“If some portfolios have to be given, then give that to him (Eknath Shinde) but do not call him Deputy Chief Minister. This government should announce the post of Leader of the Opposition in both the houses during the forthcoming winter session. This is our demand,” Uddhav Thackeray told media persons here on Saturday.

“These days, the Chief Minister gives only twisted answers. He cannot give a straight answer. Farmers have experienced the crisis of heavy rainfall in Maharashtra since September and it should have been declared a disaster.

“After that, the chief minister announced what he called the biggest package in history instead of declaring a wet drought. But no such package is available yet. He has not yet waived off the loans of farmers,” Uddhav Thackeray said.

“Before the elections, they claimed that farmers would be debt-free. But after the elections, the Finance Minister (Ajit Pawar) says something else. This government has been lying and initially, they never sent any farmers’ relief proposal to the central government.

“After it was revealed that they never sent any proposal, they hastily drafted and sent a proposal at the end of the month. The Chief Minister said nothing about when the money from the central treasury will come to the state treasury or when the money from the state treasury will be sent to bank accounts of farmers,” Uddhav Thackeray said.