Cong didn’t delay decision on supporting Sena: Chavan
Team Udayavani, Nov 12, 2019, 2:59 PM IST
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday rejected criticism that the Congress delayed its decision on supporting the Shiv Sena for government formation in the state.
Asked whether the Congress has agreed to support the Shiv Sena to form government, Chavan said if that wasn’t so, his party would not have held prolonged discussions in Delhi on Monday.
Amid speculation that President’s rule may be imposed in the state on Tuesday, senior Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde said even if the President’s rule comes into force, it could be lifted once parties have the numbers and stake claim to form the government.
The Shiv Sena on Monday suffered a setback in its efforts to cobble up a non-BJP government in Maharashtra with the Congress at the last moment announcing its decision to hold more talks with ally NCP on supporting the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
“The Shiv Sena was an NDA ally and there was no question we could support it. Its lone minister Arvind Sawant quit the Modi Cabinet yesterday. It is not true that the Congress delayed the decision,” Chavan told PTI.
Asked if the Congress has agreed to support the Shiv Sena to form government, he said, “If that wasn’t so, we would not have held prolonged discussions in Delhi yesterday.”
Chavan said the state Congress leaders will meet their NCP counterparts in Mumbai later in the day to discuss the process of government formation.
“I don’t think the issue would be resolved today,” he added.
On rumours that President’s rule could be imposed in the state, former Union Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who arrived here from Delhi, said, “Even if President’s rule is imposed today, it can be lifted once the parties decide they have the numbers and stake claim to form government.”
Meanwhile, sources in the Shiv Sena said the party was awaiting a final decision on the Congress-NCP deliberations.
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