Published 17:55 IST, December 28th 2019
Walls defaced with graffiti, Sena ally NCP points at Maha CM bungalow's former occupants
Reacting to the discovery of controversial graffiti in the official residence of the Maharashtra CM, NCP's Nawab Malik indirectly hit out at Devendra Fadnavis.
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Reacting to discovery of controversial graffiti in official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik on Saturday indirectly hit out at Devendra Fadnavis. He wrote a few lines of Hindi poetry on Twitter which stated, “y stayed re only for few days, but showed ir level while leaving”. Slogans such as ‘Uddhav Thackeray is mean’, ‘Fadnavis rocks’, ‘Shut up’ and ‘BJP rocks’ were inscribed on walls of Varsha bungalow.
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Bitterness between former allies
PWD is conducting an inquiry into matter. On or hand, Fadnavis has denied allegation of defacing bungalow. This latest controversy adds to increased bitterness between BJP and Shiv Sena since Uddhav Thackeray assumed office as Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
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However, animosity between two former allies got rar personal after Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Devendra Fadnavis publicly hit out at Sena. Initially, she accused Shiv Sena of nepotism and betrayal. But her sharpest attack was reserved for Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.
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'Has government lost its head?'
Meanwhile, addressing a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally in Mumbai on Friday, former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis fired a salvo at Shiv Sena. He accused m of compromising ir stance on illegal immigrants for sake of power. Fadnavis alleged that Shiv Sena leaders kept quiet when slogans were allegedly raised against freedom fighter Veer Savarkar at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Devendra Fadnavis remarked, " Sena who till recently was against Bangladeshi infiltration and vociferous in its demand to oust m has suddenly gone quiet because of its love for chair and power. For sake of power, y have kept quiet even when slogans were raised against Savarkar at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Congress, Left parties stand with those who criticise Savarkar and w our friends (Shiv Sena) are standing with m." Asserting that one could stop BJP from supporting CAA, he asked, "Has government lost its head?"
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17:55 IST, December 28th 2019