Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI): Shiv Sena Shaina NC on Sunday dismissed the speculations regarding a meeting between UBT MLA Aaditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and said that they were indeed at the same venue but attending different events.
“In a city like Mumbai, if you have Aaditya Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis at the same venue, attending different programs, where is the speculation of a secret meeting? For all those who are suggesting, political circles are discussing a behind-the-scenes possibility, which is only possible if they meet. They haven’t even met. So, please stop this speculation,” Shaina NC told ANI.
This development comes just days after Aaditya Thackeray publicly lashed out at Eknath Shinde in the Maharashtra Assembly and in media interactions. Without directly naming Shinde, Thackeray had called him a “traitor,” “thankless,” and “shameless” person who betrayed former CM Uddhav Thackeray despite being handed the powerful Urban Development portfolio.
The remarks came amid heightened tensions during the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature, where opposition leader Bhaskar Jadhav had also accused Speaker Rahul Narwekar of bias and suppressing the voices of the opposition during a debate session, which was raised under Rule 293 by Jadhav.
Maharashtra has been gripped by controversies, especially around language, an issue that has made it possible for Uddhav Thackeray’s UBT and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to join hands.
Amid chaos over language, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule took a jibe at Fadnavis, wondering who might be pressuring him to prioritise Hindi over Marathi.
Speaking with the reporters on Saturday, Supriya Sule said, “I am very concerned about Devendra (Fadnavis) Ji. Who is pressuring him?… Under whose pressure is he doing this? This is the first time that Maharashtra’s Chief Minister is placing Hindi above Marathi…”
Meanwhile, Raj Thackeray hit back at BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s controversial “patak-patak ke maarenge” remarks.
In a counter-attack, Raj Thackeray said, “A BJP MP said, ‘Marathi logon ko hum yahan pe patak patak ke maarenge’… You come to Mumbai. Mumbai ke samundar mein dubo dubo ke maarenge.”
Reacting to Dubey’s remarks, the MNS chief asserted that he will not compromise on matters related to the Marathi language and the people of Maharashtra. He further said that those who live in Maharashtra should “learn Marathi as soon as possible.”
Following backlash, the Maharashtra government revoked the government resolutions (GRs) on the three-language policy, which introduced Hindi as the third language in primary schools. The government has decided to establish a committee to review the three-language policy.
Fadnavis announced that the government resolutions (GRs) issued in April regarding the three-language policy in primary schools have been cancelled. The first GR had made Hindi a compulsory third language for students from Classes 1 to 5, and the second GR made it optional. (ANI)
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