Maharashtra BJP opposing MVA govt’s every move for sake of it: Sanjay Raut
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He additionally mentioned the unlock course of in Delhi started too quickly, main to the current spike in COVID-19 instances there
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed BJP leaders in Maharashtra had been opposing every move of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities simply for the sake of it.
In his weekly column ‘Rokhthok’ within the Sena mouthpiece ’Saamana’, Mr. Raut, referring to the controversy over reopening locations of worship within the state, mentioned those that hyperlink battle in opposition to COVID-19 to ‘Hindutva’ are “enemies” of the folks.
He additionally mentioned the unlock course of in Delhi started too quickly, main to the current spike in COVID-19 instances there.
Blaming the Delhi authorities’s “overconfidence” for the current disaster, the Sena’s chief spokesperson apprehended one other lockdown within the nationwide capital.
“Markets, public places and places of worship will be closed down again. Why did this happen, Maharashtra BJP leaders should think…they are opposing every move of the MVA government for the sake of it,” he mentioned.
The Rajya Sabha member additional mentioned BJP leaders staged protests over their demand for granting permission for the ’Chhath Puja’ celebration in Maharashtra.
“You may have won the Bihar polls, but there is no need to drag Mumbai’s Bihari population into the controversy. Lakhs of people gather on Mumbai’s seashore and in the pandemic, this is illegal,” he mentioned.
The BJP governments refused permission for Chhath Puja at public locations in Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, however the occasion calls for the identical in Maharashtra, he mentioned.
“The BJP wants to criticise every step of the state government even if it means people lose their lives,” he alleged, and mentioned if the BJP feels there ought to be one other lockdown in Maharashtra, “it is the state’s bad luck“.
Mr. Raut also said those who could not give the ‘Bharat Ratna’ to Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar are planning to rename Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi.
“This is laughable…create your own legacy instead of renaming institutions in whose creation you have no role to play. This country hasn’t been built in last six years,” Mr. Raut mentioned.
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