I still feel I am CM, says Devendra Fadnavis; MVA says ‘stop daydreaming’
Bharatiya Janata Party Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced that he still feels that he is the “Chief Minister” of Maharashtra because of the immense love and affection showered on him by the people of the state.
Speaking at a public event adjacent to Navi Mumbai, Fadnavis – who is fondly called ‘Mee punha yen!’ around his neck. faced ridicule for (I’ll be back!) The rant – ahead of the October 2019 assembly elections – again went into a self-pitying mode, with the opposition splitting up and taking potshots.
“The people of the state never made me feel that I am not the CM, I still feel that I am the CM, I am not sitting at home, I have been working very hard for the last two years and have been touring the entire state. But people’s love and respect has not diminished.
He said that a person’s work matters more than his status and claimed that he was serving the people and performing his duty as the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly without a single day’s leave in the last two years. .
Following this the ruling MVA allies rose to respond and suggested ‘immediate therapy’. Even senior BJP leader Pankaja Munde took a dig at Fadnavis’s dreamy statements.
Shiv Sena leader Kishor Tiwari, awarded MoS rank, said that “Fadnavis is still in severe depression, so he is roaming around the state aimlessly after defeating the BJP.”
Tiwari said, “His rhetoric also confirms that since people have already forgotten his poor tenure as CM, they now somehow have to keep reminding him. We hope the BJP gives them their proper mentality.” and will arrange for physical therapy immediately.”
NCP national spokesperson and minister Nawab Malik said the shock of his 2019 defeat has badly affected Fadnavis, so “he is unable to understand the current reality that the MVA has been in power for two years”.
“Besides, they should realize that the post of Leader of Opposition is equally important as that of Chief Minister and they should work sincerely hard to live it,” Malik advised.
Congress state spokesperson Sachin Sawant remarked that it is well known that Fadnavis was unprepared for the “unimaginable bolt” by the MVA government two years ago.
Sawant said, “In such cases, there may be such reactions arising out of deep trauma, the person begins to hallucinate, and priority should be given to medical attention. Already two years have passed, take care in future. “
On the other hand, BJP leader and former ministerial colleague Pankaja Munde dismissively said that “if anyone thinks he is still the CM, it was fine”.
To a more specific question, Munde – who once said that she was ruling people’s hearts as chief minister – said there was no need to change people’s sentiments by one’s statements.
During 2014-2019, Fadnavis became the first BJP CM of the state to serve a full term and led an alliance with Shiv Sena.
After the 2019 elections, Shiv Sena inexplicably left the BJP and Fadnavis was astonished to see Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray embracing the NCP-Congress for the tri-party MVA alliance.
Moving swiftly and dramatically to pull the rug from under the MVA, Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were sworn in as CM and deputy CM respectively, stunned the nation but the two-member government in barely 80 hours. crashed.
Subsequently, a full-fledged MVA government with Thackeray as the 19th Chief Minister took over on November 28, 2019 and has managed to remain stable for the past 24 months despite hiccups.
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