Sanjay Raut claims Governor expressed desire to quit over remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji; Raj Bhavan refutes claim

Sanjay Raut a key leader of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena on Monday claimed Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has expressed the desire to quit after the Shiv Sena UBT gave a call for a statewide bandh to protest the insult of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj a claim refuted by the Raj BhavanThe governor is in the eye of a political storm after he dubbed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an icon of olden times earlier this month a remark which triggered demands for his removal from officeThe Governor has expressed his desire to be relieved of office Great This is after the Shiv Sena indicated a call for a Maharashtra bandh against the insult of Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajThe battle with the enemies of Maharashtra will continue The voice of only the Shiv Sena reverberates Jai Maharashtra Raut tweeted in MarathiAlso Read Navi Mumbai 34 twowheelers gutted in fire near Mansarovar railway stationTalking to reporters Raut also slammed Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis and said how can the government sit quietly and tolerate the insult of the warrior kingOn his part Fadnavis said there is no bigger inspiration for Maharashtra and the country other than Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajMeanwhile the Raj Bhavan dismissed as baseless the reports of the governor considering quittingThe chorus for Koshyaris removal has become louder with every passing dayThe reports of the governor considering resignation are baseless Raj Bhavan sources told PTIReacting to it former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray slammed the state for not speaking against the governors remarksConstantly insulting the state its revered icons social reformers amp being blatantly political is a feather in the cap of the current Governor in his establishment like none in the past of his rank Disgraceful that he hasnt been removed as yet and govt doesnt speak on it Thackeray tweetedTalking to reporters earlier in the day Udayanraje Bhosale a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji also slammed the remarks of Koshyari He also turned emotional during his press conferenceIn a veiled warning to the BJP Bhosale said If they do not take this seriously then elections are around the corner People will take cognizance of this Unfortunately they made this comment After having done this there will be a reaction to the action People will have to decide with whom should one stayBhosale a BJP MP is a prominent Maratha leader with an influence owing to his lineageSeeking to assuage the situation Fadnavis said We are all with Udayanraje The country and the state are with them His feelings have reached the right placeGovernors is a constitutional post and the state government cannot do anything The President has the right to appoint the governor Maharaj will also understand this We are all with his feeling Fadnavis saidEarlier this month Koshyari stoked a controversy by saying Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of olden days a remark which was dubbed an insult to the Maratha king and the stateEarlier when you would be asked who your icon is Jawaharlal Nehru Subhas Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi used to be the answers In Maharashtra you need not look elsewhere as there are so many icons here While Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is of olden time there are Ambedkar and Nitin Gadkari the governor had saidThis 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