Traction amid CM Fadnavis & Dy.CM Eknath Shinde feud escalates after 20 years
Traction amid CM Fadnavis & Dy.CM Eknath Shinde feud escalates after 20 years
Reportedly, traction
amid CM Devendra Fadnavis and Dy. CM Eknath Shinde intensifies as the home department downgraded security for over 20 Shiv Sena MLAs.
Additionally, Shinde’s independent actions, including a review meeting and establishing a Dy.
CM’s Medical Aid Cell, reflected ongoing inter-party rivalry within the Mahayuti government.
Security provisions for several other Sena leaders were also revoked. In a move to maintain a semblance of balance, the home department also withdrew security from a few politicians affiliated with the BJP and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, although the number of Sena leaders affected by these changes far exceeds that of their counterparts.
In a further display of inter-party rivalry within the Mahayuti government, Shinde conducted a review meeting for the industries department,
managed by Sena’s Uday Samant, regardless Fadnavis having held a similar meeting in January.
This review came shortly after Samant expressed concerns in a letter regarding the lack of communication from department officials regarding critical policies.
The ongoing standoff amid the BJP and Sena originally arose over guardian minister roles for Raigad and Nashik, a conflict that remains unresolved and has now expanded into other spheres of governance. For instance, Shinde notably skipped a meeting of the Nashik Metropolitan Regional Development Authority convened by Fadnavis to discuss preparations for the Kumbh Mela in 2027, subsequently hosting his own review on the matter. Recently, he established a Deputy CM’s Medical Aid Cell in Mantralaya, appointing a close associate to lead it—an unprecedented move for a deputy CM, even as the CM’s Relief Fund Cell remains operational.
Over and above, Shinde was initially excluded from the Maharashtra Disaster Management Authority when Fadnavis was appointed its head; however, just two days later, adjustments were made to include Shinde.
Reportedly, a bureaucrat was designated as the chairperson of MSRTC, a role typically held by the transport minister, who currently belongs to the Sena.
News Edit KV Raman
