Govt. should focus on incidents like Bhandara, says Fadnavis after security downgrade
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State authorities’s resolution to scale down his security cowl may have no influence, the previous CM stated.
Senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis stated on Monday that the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra authorities should focus extra on stopping incidents like Bhandara hospital fire, wherein ten infants misplaced their lives, as an alternative of concentrating on points like the security cover of public representatives.
Addressing reporters in Mumbai, Mr. Fadnavis stated the State authorities’s resolution to scale down his security cowl may have no influence on him and that he’ll even go to the Naxal- hit district like Gadchiroli with none security cowl.
As per a authorities notification issued on January 8, Mr. Fadnavis, who’s the Leader of Opposition within the Maharashtra Assembly, will now get ‘Y-plus security with escort’, as an alternative of the ‘Z-plus’ cowl. The security of his spouse Amruta Fadnavis and daughter Divija has been downgraded from ‘Y-plus with escort’ to ‘X’ class.
Besides Mr. Fadnavis, the Shiv Sena-led authorities has additionally downgraded the security cowl of former Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and MNS president Raj Thackeray, and altogether withdrawn the security cowl of State BJP chief Chandrakant Patil and another leaders.
“(Decisions like) removing or retaining security cover won’t have any impact on us. We are not worried about it. We are the people who roam without security. The present security cover is adequate and we have no problem if that too is taken away,” Mr. Fadnavis, a former Chief Minister, stated.
He stated he can journey to varied components of Maharashtra even when there’s not a single security guard accompanying him.
“Hence, we have no complaint and objection to it (the security downgrade)…..instead of focusing on these issues, the government should focus more on Bhandara-like incidents,” he stated.
Ten infants died in a hearth on the Bhandra district hospital in east Maharashtra on January 9.
To one other query, Mr. Fadnavis stated the folks at the moment are demanding registration of a culpable murder case in reference to the Bhandara incident.
He stated it might be unsuitable if anyone helps Nathuram Godse, the murderer of Mahatma Gandhi.
His remarks are available view of the Hindu Mahasabha opening a examine centre on Godse in Gwalior metropolis in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh.
“Nobody in this country can support Nathuram Godse,” he said.
“The one who murdered the Father of the Nation cannot be hailed in this country. It is wrong if one tries to do so. It cannot be defended,” the BJP chief stated.
Replying to a query, Mr. Fadnavis stated the BJP will welcome renaming Aurangabad metropolis in Maharashtra as Sambhajinagar if a proposal to this impact is introduced within the State Cabinet assembly.
Amid experiences of the ruling Shiv Sena attempting to draw Gujarati voters forward of the 2022 Mumbai civic physique polls, Mr. Fadnavis took a swipe saying he was “happy” that the Uddhav Thackeray-led celebration is attempting to woo the group even whether it is only for the sake of elections.
“The Shiv Sena opposes Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train, but is trying to woo the Gujarati community,” he added.
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