'Matoshree' of Delhi to control Sena-led government: Devendra Fadnavis

Palghar The Shiv Senaled coalition government in Maharashtra will be controlled by Matoshree of Delhi and not from Matoshree in Mumbai senior BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday in an apparent reference to Congress leadership Fadnavis made the remarks targetting Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray while campaigning for the upcoming Palghar Zilla Parishad elections This government will be controlled not from Matoshree Thackerays residence in suburban Mumbai but by the Matoshree of Delhi the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly told a rallyFadnavis however didnt take any names while firing the Matoshree in Delhi barb Matoshree means mother in Marathi The NCP and the Congress are the other constituents in the Senaled Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi MVA government Matoshree gradually emerged as a formidable power centre in Maharashtra politics when Sena founder Bal Thackeray was aliveMany prominent personalities including tallest political leaders of the BJP Bollywood actors and even late King of Pop Michael Jackson had visited Matoshree insuburban Bandra Fadnavis remarks are set to raise hackles of the Sena which always takes pride in calling the shots from the Bandra residence of the Thackerays Continuing his diatribe Fadnavis also took a swipe at Uddhav Thackerays comments that he had given a word to his father late Balasaheb Thackeray of making a Shiv Sainik the chief minister of MaharashtraBal Thackeray will be crying in heaven if he learns about the Senas move to go with the NCP and Congress after polls Fadnavis said He also accused the Sena of betraying the public mandate by forging an alliance with the NCP and Congress after the state elections Fadnavis appealed to people to give a befitting reply to the Uddhav Thackerayled party in the upcoming zilla parishad pollsIt is unfortunate that the Shiv Sena has to compromise with those who abused Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar the BJP leader said wondering how many days the Thackerayled government will survive amid the infighting The Sena not only betrayed the public mandate but also its prepoll ally BJP with which it jointly contested the Assembly elections he allegedFadnavis said in the Assembly polls held in October last year the BJP won 70 per cent of the seats that it contested and emerged as the single largest party while the Shiv Sena bagged only 45 per cent of the seats that it fought Citizens gave a clear mandate to the BJPShiv Sena combine but unfortunately due to betrayal by the Sena which joined hands with the NCP and Congress the BJP has to remain out of power he saidHitting out at Uddhav Thackeray for betraying the BJP he said from day one since Sena formed government with the NCP and Congress the three parties were not able to decide the names of ministers Even after the selection of ministers there is growing discontent among the Shiv Sena leaders and activists and in case of the Congress its activists have even gone to the extent of ransacking their party offices he saidOn Tuesday some supporters of Congress MLA Sangram Thopte had vandalised the party office in Pune to protest against his noninclusion in the Maharashtra ministry which was expanded on Monday Fadnavis said people of Maharashtra gave a clear majority to the BJPShiv Sena combine to form government but later things took a different turn He said citizens are witness to the political developments in the stateIt is unfortunate that it took weeks for the Thackerayled alliance to finalise government formation and then form the Cabinet the BJP leader said On the farm loan waiver scheme announced by Thackeray he said It is nothing but an eyewash and several conditions are attached to it as a result of which nearly 60 lakh farmers in the state will not get benefit of the scheme The Shiv Sena made tall claims that the 712 land title of farmers would be made free of encumbranceThey have taken the farmers for a ride and none of them will get the benefit Fadnavis said while recalling that Thackeray had earlier demanded Rs 25000 per hectare for farmers who suffered from crop losses Now they have gone back on their word he allegedCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever