Amid growing fissures within MVA, Sena MP Sanjay Raut interviews NCP supremo Sharad Pawar

Amid growing fissures in Maha Vikas Aghadi, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut interviewed NCP supremo Sharad Pawar for party mouthpiece Saamana on Monday. According to Raut, Pawar spoke frankly about a number of issues ranging from China faceoff to political developments in Maharashtra. He added that this interview was conducted in fiery 'Saamana' style. Sena MP revealed that this interview would be broadcast and published very soon. 

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Rift in MVA

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi set rumour mills abuzz on May 26 after trying to distance his party from Maharashtra government's handling of COVID-19 crisis. Maintaining that re was a difference between running and supporting a government, he observed that Congress party was t key decision-maker in Maharashtra. rift escalated in June after senior Congress leaders including Ashok Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat publicly admitted that re were certain differences with functioning of government.

y demanded that Congress should get a bigger stake in decision-making process and conveyed ir grievances to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. Recently, many Congress and NCP Ministers were allegedly t consulted before Thackeray anunced extension of  lockdown till July 31. Subsequently, Sharad Pawar met Thackeray on July 3 and advised him to keep alliance partners in loop while taking major decisions. He also reportedly expressed his disagreement on harsh lockdown restrictions imposed in some places. 

Ar controversy erupted recently after Maharashtra government rescinded order transferring 10 Deputy Commissioners of Police in Mumbai. Reportedly, order was cancelled after all three parties were t on same p regarding transfer. Earlier in day, NCP chief and Home Minister Anil Deshmukh met Thackeray at his Matoshree residence. As per reports, Shiv Sena chief is miffed after 5 of party's corporators from Ahmednagar joined NCP in presence of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. 

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