Congress leaders search overview of CMP throughout assembly with Uddhav Thackeray

A delegation of Congress leaders on Saturday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray right here and sought a overview of the implementation of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) based mostly on which the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance was shaped in November 2019.
The delegation led by All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary H Ok Patil additionally mentioned the political scenario and the COVID 19 administration within the state with the chief minister, mentioned Revenue Minister and senior Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat.
The delegation instructed the CM that every one selections needs to be taken unitedly by the constituents of the MVA, he mentioned.
The MVA is battling controversies together with the allegations of corruption levelled by former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh in opposition to state dwelling minister and NCP chief Anil Deshmukh.

The Opposition BJP had accused the state authorities of failing to handle the pandemic successfully and in addition alleged corruption within the switch of police officers.
“HK Patil met Uddhav Thackeray for the first time. The meeting was held at the official residence of the chief minister and lasted for an hour. It was held in a very cordial manner,” Thorat mentioned.
We instructed Thackeray that it has been a year-and-half now for the reason that MVA authorities was shaped and the implementation of the CMP must be reviewed, he mentioned.
State Congress president Nana Patole and PWD Minister Ashok Chavan have been additionally a part of the delegation.
“We also reminded the chief minister about the letter written to him by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the need for having the uninterrupted budgetary allocation for the welfare schemes meant for the tribals and poor,” Thorat added.
Thorat mentioned leaders of the Congress additionally conveyed to the CM “the feeling of injustice among our ministers and legislators regarding the allocation of funds”.
He mentioned the difficulty of empowering ministers of state was additionally mentioned.
On Friday, ministers of the Congress met Patil to debate the prevailing political scenario within the state, together with the allegations in opposition to Anil Deshmukh.
The leaders had mentioned the picture of the MVA authorities and that of the Congress was “unnecessarily” getting maligned amidst this controversy.
There are stories of a rift among the many constituents of the MVA- Sena, NCP and Congress- within the wake of sure statements made by Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.
Congress leaders within the state are particularly upset with Sanjay Raut who not too long ago mentioned that NCP chief Sharad Pawar ought to head the UPA bloc.

The Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ had additionally referred to as Deshmukh as an “accidental home minister”
In her letter to CM Thackeray in December final 12 months, Sonia Gandhi reminding him of the CMP and urged him to make sure the event of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities.