'Agneepath', tweets Sanjay Raut as Shiv Sena treads tough path with Cong-NCP

Ailing Shiv Sena leer Sanjay Raut on Wednesday, vember 13, tweeted word 'Agneepath' three times, apparently to indicate a difficult path ahe for his party in its efforts to form government in Maharashtra with Congress and NCP, its political rivals till recently. Raut, who on Tuesday quoted poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan to reaffirm his party's resolve to succeed and t give up, on Wednesday tweeted:

"Agneepath, agneepath, agneepath..."(path of fire), without elaborating.

'Agneepath' is a famous poem by rewned libertarian Harivansh Rai Bachchan. It was also title of a 1990s Hindi blockbuster featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan, which depicted how main protagonist literally traversed path of fire in his quest for justice. Raut, 57-year-old Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena's spokesperson, who underwent an angioplasty procedure on Monday, has been tweeting from his hospital bed here over current political situation in Maharashtra.

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Shiv Sena trying to find a common ground

As part of its government formation efforts, Shiv Sena, which espouses Hindutva ideology, is trying to find common ground with Congress and NCP, parties against which it contested last month's Assembly elections. On Tuesday, President's rule was imposed in Maharashtra after Goverr Bhagat Singh Koshyari in a report to Centre stated that formation of a stable government was impossible in current situation despite all his efforts. development came as political impasse continued since declaration of Assembly poll results in more than three backs back, with Congress and NCP saying y h t yet taken any decision on Shiv Sena's proposal of forming a government and will hold furr discussions. NCP president Shar Pawar on Tuesday said his party and ally Congress will discuss and evolve a consensus on what should be policies and programs if Shiv Sena was to be supported.

Congress leer Ahmed Patel insisted that final decision can be taken without formulation of a common minimum program by three parties. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said his party and Congress-NCP have different views on several issues, and that y will work out and stake a claim for government formation. 

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