Raut says Pawar ought to helm UPA, Cong reminds him of its MVA assist

Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on Thursday stated the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is “paralysed” now, and therefore a non-Congress chief like Sharad Pawar ought to head that coalition.
He made the assertion whereas talking to reporters in New Delhi.
“The UPA is paralysed now. I think NCP chief Sharad Pawar should lead the UPA at the national level,” he stated.
Raut has made this suggestion just a few instances within the latest previous.
When requested whether or not different events assist his demand, he stated, “I don’t think any regional party in the country has objection to Pawar heading the UPA. All of us are opposing the BJP at the moment.”
Reacting to Raut’s assertion, Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant stated, “Shiv Sena is not even part of the UPA. Had it been part of the UPA, I would have understood…He (Raut) should desist from making such remarks.”

Another Congress chief and former Rajya Sabha member Husain Dalwai stated, “Shiv Sena acquired extra seats (within the final Maharashtra Assembly election), therefore it acquired the chief minister’s publish. But the Sena remains to be not a part of the UPA.
There isn’t any must take Raut’s assertion significantly.”

“Raut should not forget that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government could be formed because the Congress extended its support. He should not say something like this and stoke a controversy,” Dalwai stated.
After the 2019 Assembly ballot outcomes, the Shiv Sena had joined palms with the NCP and the Congress to kind the MVA authorities to maintain the BJP away from energy. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray heads the federal government.