Maharashtra minister, allegedly accountable for the suicide of 22-year-old social media sensation, is being protected by Uddhav

The alleged suicide of 22-year-old social media influencer Pooja Chavan rocked Maharashtra as allegations of the function performed by State Forest Minister and senior Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Rathod surfaced. After sustained strain from the BJP’s Chitra Wagh and the refusal of Sena’s allies – INC and NCP to again Rathod on the difficulty noticed the Shiv Sena minister tendering his resignation publish his assembly with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. However, Thackeray is allegedly shielding Rathod behind the scenes as he’s but to ahead Rathod’s resignation to the Governor Koshyari. Due to this, Rathod technically nonetheless holds the publish of Forest Minister experiences The Times of India.Amidst sustained strain by the Opposition BJP and the refusal of NCP and INC to again Rathod, the latter tendered his resignation only a day earlier than the beginning of the state meeting’s price range session. While it was anticipated that Thackeray would instantly ahead the resignation to the Governor holding in thoughts the gravity of the allegations, nonetheless, on the time of penning this piece, the resignation has nonetheless not been forwarded to Raj Bhavan.TOI quoted an nameless Sena chief as claiming that Uddhav Thackeray may even preserve the resignation with him for a month and as soon as the continued inquiry in opposition to Rathod is accomplished and the report is submitted, the Shiv Sena supremo might hand over the identical portfolio to Rathod or alter him with another portfolio.“In an internal adjustment, even if the Chief Minister takes over the charge of the portfolio the minister was holding, he(Rathod) can again take charge of his office without a fresh oath by the governor if the governor doesn’t sanction his resignation,” stated Dr. Anant Kalse, former principal secretary of the state legislature.Thackeray’s hesitancy to ahead Rathod’s resignation to the Governor could possibly be down to 2 causes:  One, Rathod is a neighborhood strongman from Vidarbha who lately held a present of power at Poharadevi temple in Washim. Thackeray is probably averse of rubbing Rathod the mistaken means particularly contemplating the truth that earlier the Forest Minister stubbornly refused to resign. Secondly, similar to vultures, Sena’s allies NCP and INC have began encircling the publish of Forest Minister as they demand their respective pound of flesh with the Sena maybe discovering it laborious to maintain the NCP and INC at bay.As is the case since November 2019, the individuals of Maharashtra will emerge as the largest losers on this tug-of-war amidst the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies.