Radisson Blu in Guwahati has hosted VIPs in the past, but none of those experiences could have prepared for the kind of attention it is receiving now. It is about 3,000 km from Mumbai, but the luxury hotel is where the political future of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena and Thackeray is being written.
and a mighty pen wielder Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde arrived in Guwahati from Surat on Wednesday, Shinde and his 30 camps reached the hotel. Soon, their numbers increased. The rebel faction, which has been demanding that Thackeray walk out of the alliance with the Congress and the NCP, has now been asked to include more than 40 MLAs besides Shinde.
Situated on the outskirts of Guwahati, the hotel soon turned into a fort, banning the entry of media persons. The Assam Police took over security from the hotel’s private guards and only vehicles and guests on the hotel’s list were being allowed inside.
“We’ve never seen anything like this. We’re checking every single person,” a staff member told News18 on condition of anonymity.
Hotel has become a ‘war room’ for them Eknath Shinde The camp which is adamant on its demand to leave the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi alliance despite the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerayand offered to step down before leaving the official residence.
Assam BJP MP Pallab Lochan Das and MLA Sushant Borgohain received disgruntled MLAs at the Guwahati International Airport on Wednesday morning. “The MLAs are known to us. They came here and we greeted them as a courtesy,” Borgohain told the media.
Speaking to the media, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said: “Forty people had come to Assam. This is good. We will be happy if more people come. Hardly any tourists come during this time. Some of our colleagues are there (along with Maharashtra MLAs). If I get time, I will meet him. For the time being I am going to oversee the flood relief activities.
The Congress has criticized the Assam Chief Minister for “conspiracy” to topple the Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra at a time when Assam is ravaged by floods.
Assam Congress President Bhupen Kumar Bora alleged that some 40 Maharashtra MLAs were held in Guwahati for ransom. “Sharma is involved in a shameful act,” the Congress leader said.
“The Chief Minister should concentrate on his work and provide adequate relief to the flood affected people of Assam. He can do his politics later, not when people are crying for government support,” Bora tweeted.
with agency input
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