Sena’s chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at the BJP, saying “though horse-trading hasn’t yet begun in Maharashtra, President’s Rule is a step in that direction
Mumbai: On Tuesday ShivSena moved to court as Governor of Maharastra imposed Presidential rule in the state for 6 months and the Supreme Court will hear today the plea of the ShivSena against Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s as he refused to grant more time to the party to submit the required letters of support from the Congress and the NCP in government formation.
The ShivSena has called the governor’s decision as unconstitutional, unreasonable and mala fide. Sena’s chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at the BJP, saying “though horse-trading hasn’t yet begun in Maharashtra, President’s Rule is a step in that direction”. In ShivSena’s mouthpiece Saamana, the Sena said the Governor was “expected to show some independent thinking”.
Sena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray has consulted senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal for legal recourse as they were not given three-day time to form the government in Maharashtra.
“Let them criticize our party about the direction in which we are going. What happened when they went with Mehbooba Mufti and Nitish Kumar? We have digested the poison, like Bhagwan Shankar ‘Neelkanth’. If they would have promised us for 50-50 formula then, wouldn’t have taken this step. But they would like to sit in opposition instead of giving us our due,” said the Sena.
Thackeray took a jibe at Governor BS Koshyari over the denial of more time to gain the support for government formation in the state and the party had failed to produce the required letters of support from the NCP and the Congress when it met Koshyari on Monday night.
Thackeray said “Governor BS Khoshyari had given us a letter asking the Sena to show a willingness to form the government even before the deadline allotted to the BJP got over. We then asked the Governor for additional time, which he denied. Now it seems the Governor has given us ample time of six months to decide on government formation,” “We had asked for 48 hours, but now the Governor has given us six months.”
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