NCP, Uddhav-led Sena camp welcome Koshyari’s exit as Maha governor

By PTI

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party’s Maharashtra chief Jayant Patil on Sunday welcomed the resignation of Bhagat Singh Koshyari from the state governor’s submit and mentioned they hope the brand new occupant of the Raj Bhavan right here wouldn’t be a “puppet of the BJP”.

President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Koshyari, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique mentioned on Sunday. Koshyari was changed by Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais.

Reacting to the event, NCP chief Jayant Patil in a tweet mentioned, “I hope the new governor would not be a puppet of the BJP like the previous one (Koshyari). We welcome the decision of the Union government to change the Maharashtra governor as it was the demand of the Maha Vikas Aghadi”.

“The previous governor had lowered the stature of his post by making controversial remarks against social icons from the state as well as conducting swearing in ceremony of the current unconstitutional state government. We welcome the news of appointment of a new governor of Maharashtra,” he added.

The new Eknath Shinde-BJP coalition got here to energy in June final yr after a cut up within the Shiv Sena and the next collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (comprising the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) authorities.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MLA and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray additionally welcomed Koshyari’s resignation.

“Big win for Maharashtra! The resignation of anti Maharashtra Governor has finally been accepted,” he tweeted.

“He, who constantly insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotiba Pule and Savitri bai Phule, our Constitution, Assembly & democratic ideals, cannot be accepted as a Governor,” the MLA mentioned within the tweet.

Some of Koshyari’s statements had triggered controversy, resulting in an announcement by the state Raj Bhavan final month that he needs to give up the submit.

Addressing a gathering in November final yr, Koshyari mentioned Chhatrapati Shivaji was an icon of olden instances’ and personalities like Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar to Nitin Gadkari had been the trendy icons of the state.

Uddhav Thackeray, when he was Maharashtra chief minister, accused Koshyari of being overactive, and identified that the governor had not crammed 12 vacant seats within the state Legislative Council regardless of the state authorities’s suggestion.

In November 2019, Koshyari administered oath of workplace to BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis and NCP’s Ajit Pawar as chief minister and deputy CM in a shock early morning swearing-in ceremony, amid the BJP-Shiv Sena tussle over the CM’s submit.

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party’s Maharashtra chief Jayant Patil on Sunday welcomed the resignation of Bhagat Singh Koshyari from the state governor’s submit and mentioned they hope the brand new occupant of the Raj Bhavan right here wouldn’t be a “puppet of the BJP”.

President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Koshyari, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique mentioned on Sunday. Koshyari was changed by Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais.

Reacting to the event, NCP chief Jayant Patil in a tweet mentioned, “I hope the new governor would not be a puppet of the BJP like the previous one (Koshyari). We welcome the decision of the Union government to change the Maharashtra governor as it was the demand of the Maha Vikas Aghadi”.

“The previous governor had lowered the stature of his post by making controversial remarks against social icons from the state as well as conducting swearing in ceremony of the current unconstitutional state government. We welcome the news of appointment of a new governor of Maharashtra,” he added.

The new Eknath Shinde-BJP coalition got here to energy in June final yr after a cut up within the Shiv Sena and the next collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (comprising the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) authorities.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MLA and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray additionally welcomed Koshyari’s resignation.

“Big win for Maharashtra! The resignation of anti Maharashtra Governor has finally been accepted,” he tweeted.

“He, who constantly insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotiba Pule and Savitri bai Phule, our Constitution, Assembly & democratic ideals, cannot be accepted as a Governor,” the MLA mentioned within the tweet.

Some of Koshyari’s statements had triggered controversy, resulting in an announcement by the state Raj Bhavan final month that he needs to give up the submit.

Addressing a gathering in November final yr, Koshyari mentioned Chhatrapati Shivaji was an icon of olden instances’ and personalities like Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar to Nitin Gadkari had been the trendy icons of the state.

Uddhav Thackeray, when he was Maharashtra chief minister, accused Koshyari of being overactive, and identified that the governor had not crammed 12 vacant seats within the state Legislative Council regardless of the state authorities’s suggestion.

In November 2019, Koshyari administered oath of workplace to BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis and NCP’s Ajit Pawar as chief minister and deputy CM in a shock early morning swearing-in ceremony, amid the BJP-Shiv Sena tussle over the CM’s submit.