Published 18:24 IST, December 30th 2019
Not invited to oathtaking while even BJP netas were invited, CM Uddhav's ally warns MVA
Swabhimani Paksha chief Raju Shetti on Monday hit out at Maha Vikas Aghadi government for ignoring smaller parties of the alliance for the Cabinet expansion.
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Swabhimani Paksha chief Raju Shetti on Monday hit out at Maha Vikas Aghi government for igring smaller parties of alliance for Cabinet expansion ceremony. He contended that parties such as Swabhimani Paksha extended support to Sena, NCP, and Congress just to keep BJP out of power. He indirectly hinted that even BJP whose governments h instituted cases against leers of ruling alliance was invited to oath ceremony.
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'We have been igred'
reafter, he warned government that it would have to pay a price for this insult. Shetti’s party exited BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in 2017 and joined opposition ranks. However, he could t retain Hatkanangale seat in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Raju Shetti said, “Having total faith in Constitution, democracy, and secularism, Maharashtra’s smaller parties took a decision to support Maha Vikas Aghi to keep opportunistic and divisive BJP out of power. Maha Vikas Aghi leers forgot about very same parties at time of Cabinet expansion ceremony. Frankly, ones who unleashed ED, CBI, Income Tax against se leers were hourably invited. But, ones who propelled m on to seat of power have been igred. y will have to pay a price for this in future for sure.”
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Maharashtra cabinet expansion
A total of 12 Shiv Sena, 14 NCP, and 10 Congress MLAs were ministered oath of office and secrecy by Goverr Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday. This includes Ajit Pawar, Jitendra Awh, spokesperson Nawab Malik, senior legislator Hasan Mushrif, newly-elected MLA Dhananjay Munde and Abdul Sattar and former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. ditionally, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's son Aitya has been inducted as a Minister.
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disgruntlement is t restricted just to smaller parties. A section of Maharashtra Congress leership is unhappy with choice of ministers as per sources. Moreover, Sena MP Sanjay Raut's bror Sunil Raut has publicly voiced his disappointment on t featuring in Cabinet.
(With ANI inputs)
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18:24 IST, December 30th 2019