NCP 'termites' weakening Congress in Maharashtra: Mumbai Congress alerts Sonia Gandhi

In ar incident hinting that all is t well within Maharashtra government, Mumbai Congress General Secretary Vishwabandhu Rai has written a letter to interim president Sonia Gandhi stating that party is being sidelined in Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is "weakening Congress party like termites weaken wood".

'Some necessary concrete steps are needed'

After 2019 Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress formed government in state under leadership of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. In letter, Rai said that Congress has remained an ally in one year of Maha-aghadi government in Maharashtra, while Shiv Sena and NCP are seen in role of running government.

"A large number of Congress ministers in Maharashtra government are t getting any work of organisation at grassroots level while general public and party workers do t kw department of its party's ministers," read letter. "Our allies are hurting our party by making thoughtful strategy and are engd in advancing ir own party. We are failing to stop this," Rai told Sonia Gandhi.

Congress leader also alleged that work is being done on election promises made by Congress party in 2019 assembly elections. "Some necessary concrete steps are needed to prevent migration from party. It is also necessary to instruct Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party to follow coalition 'dharma'," Rai stated.

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Sena & Congress-NCP

Shiv Sena has often clashed with its ideological polar opposite Congress since formation of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance over issues like Hindutva, CAA, NRC, Ram Janmabhoomi, Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar, COVID-19 etc, with NCP playing peacemaker. Several ministers from NCP and Congress have accused Uddhav Thackeray of depending more on bureaucrats than his alliance partners, alleging that y were being 'sidelined'. Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat, minister Ashok Chavan have openly stated that party has had say in any of decisions being taken by Thackeray-government. All three allies have maintained that alliance is safe, but BJP has often asserted that MVA govt will fall on its own.

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