Published 12:00 IST, February 22nd 2020
Congress' Sanjay Nirupam alleges CM Thackeray 'running BJP's agenda' on CAA-NRC-NPR
Slamming Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's flipping stance on CAA-NPR, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, on Saturday alleged that Thackeray was running BJP agenda
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Slamming Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's flipping stance on CAA-NPR, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, on Saturday alleged that Thackeray was furring his own and BJP's nda. Pointing out that Thackeray held a CM post due to Congress-NCP, former Sena MP added that Thackeray seldom consulted with his allies on CAA and NPR. Taking a jibe at Congress, he claimed that an expert must have told all Congress MLAs to vehemently oppose CAA-NRC-NPR, but had t briefed Maha Vikas Aghadi to do same.
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Nirupam claims 'CM furring BJP nda'
Uddhav's flip-flop on CAA-NRC-NPR
After meeting PM Modi in Delhi on Friday, Thackeray held a press conference in which he maintained that NPR was a regular exercise like census and that a nationwide NRC would t be implemented. However, after meeting Congress interim-chief Sonia Gandhi, Thackeray tweeted that Maharashtra government would t allow NPR in state if new columns proposed in NPR forms were found to be problematic after scrutiny. This is first time that Shiv Sena has hinted at possibility of t implementing NPR.
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Similarly, in above-mentioned press conference, he observed that individual needed to worry about CAA as it was legislation to give citizenship to persecuted mirities in neighbouring countries. But post-Gandhi meet, Thackeray tweeted that legislation 'seems' to t take away one's citizenship. Moreover, he added cast aspersion over implementation and practicality of CAA.
Thackeray-Pawar clash and MVA tiff
This meetings comes amidst Thackeray locking horns with NCP chief Sharad Pawar over transfer of Elgaar Parishad case from Maharashtra police to National Investigation ncy (NIA), with former opposing it and latter green-lighting it. Apart from this, Thackeray has also anunced dates for NPR process to be conducted in Maharashtra from May 1. In response, Pawar has claimed he will convince Thackeray to reconsider on NPR as NCP-Congress is against process and NCP-led Home Ministry has claimed that y will push for a parallel probe into Elgar Parishad case. Shiv Sena which formed a secular coalition has been locking horns over Hindutva with Congress, majorly over its hero- Savarkar.
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12:00 IST, February 22nd 2020