Raut trying to hide MVA govt's failures: Maharashtra BJP chief

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Sunday accused Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut of trying to hide failures of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government by misleading people over threat to survival of Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation. Raut, in his weekly column in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Sunday indirectly accused BJP of planning to topple state government by October and have its own members appointed to Legislative Council from goverr's quota.

"Sanjay Raut today once again made a lame attempt to imply that BJP is trying to topple this government by October. In reality though, Raut is scared that NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena government is falling due to internal fights that are happening between three parties," Patil said.

"He is just showing his fear to people of Maharashtra by making a shallow accusations against BJP," former Maharashtra minister said.

At a time when Maharashtra is battling a very serious outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Raut is busy making baseless allegations against BJP, he alleged.

"Instead of introspecting on why farmers of our state have t been given sufficient loans for next harvest season and why y have been given bogus seeds in many districts, Shiv Sena is making failed attempts to discredit BJP and its leadership both in Centre and state," Patil added.

He said that Shiv Sena controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for last three decades, but just like every year, citizens this year too suffered due to flooding and extensive water logging in first spell of rains.

"But 'Saamana' is always silent on se real issues that plague state today. It only passes comments against Centre and Prime Minster Narendra Modi," he said.

His his column, 'Rokhthokh', Raut hit out at BJP over issue of appointment of 12 Maharashtra Legislative Council members from goverr'squota, saying delay in ir mination would amount to violation of Constitution and suppression of freedom.

Rajya Sabha member said re were speculations that appointment of 12 Legislative Council members from goverr's quota may be put on hold and "new government" (after ousting MVA) would make its own appointments after October. MVA government is yet to recommend 12 names to goverr for mination in Legislative Council. term of 12 goverr-minated appointees ended last month.