Maharashtra Congress state president Nana Patole has made serious allegations that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are keeping an eye on him. This has created a stir in the Mahavikas Aghadi alliance and the NCP has reacted to it.
Nana Patole has made this statement during a meeting of activists in Lonavla. Congress is one of the constituents of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra. IB and police reports are being taken to the bungalows of the Chief Minister and Home Minister every day at 9 am. Even now, they are being informed about where I am, what is going on in the state, where the agitation is taking place. We are in the government with them, but they have posts of Chief Minister, Home Minister, Deputy Chief Minister. As a result, they will continue doing it, said Patole. He also alleged that they knew when I left for the tour at 3 pm.
Patole had also said his phone was being tapped. “The system is not allowing me to live peacefully. My phone is being tapped. Whereever I go, whatever I speak, a report is sent to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister. Some people seem to dislike that Congress was growing in strength,” he said.
NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase has reacted to Nana Patole's statement. The state government is stable. There are no differences in government.
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Nana Patole had indirectly accused NCP and Shiv Sena of “backstabbing” Congress, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said Patole was “a small leader whose comments do not warrant a response”.
Asked about Patole’s allegations, Pawar said, “I don’t want to get into this duel…They are small people, why should I comment on them? If Congress president Sonia Gandhi had said something, then I would have commented on it.”