Maharashtra government is legal, will complete its term: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Eknath ShindeBJP government was legitimate and will remain in power remarks viewed as a swipe at the Uddhav Thacekrayled Shiv Sena faction which has been predicting its collapseHe said the government which came to power in June 2022 was formed as per Constitutional norms and rulesAddressing the state BJP executive in Nashik city in north Maharashtra Fadnavis said he was confident that the Supreme Court will rule in our favour a reference to the disqualification plea filed by the Shiv Sena UBT faction against 16 MLAs of the Eknath Shindeled groupWithout naming the Uddhav Thackeray faction the senior BJP leader refuted the criticism that the government was illegal and that many members of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be disqualified by the apex courtThis message is being spread so that the remaining 1015 MLAs in the Thackerayled Shiv Sena camp dont defect Whatever we have done is as per the rules and adhering to the Constitution Our government is not of gaddars traitors but of khuddars selfrespecting people Fadnavis saidHe said that Maha Vikas Aghadis rule from November 2019 to June 2022 was marked by corruption and that no efforts were made for the development of the stateThere was not a single development project he saidAlso Read Journalist murder Sanjay Raut speaking for publicity says Girish MahajanHe said the Shindeled government will not only complete its term but will be reelected with a huge majority in the 2024 Assembly electionsNotably Shiv Sena UBT leaders Aaditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut have been saying the state government will not last longRecently former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray who headed the erstwhile MVA government had said a decision by the Supreme Court on the disqualification of the rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena should come first before the Election Commission rules on the real Shiv SenaHe had said the apex court will start hearing the matter related to the disqualification of rebel MLAs daily starting February 14We are playing a Twenty20 match of service to the people while the MVA was indulging in a T20 match of corruption Fadnavis allegedThe Shiv Sena split after Shinde pulled off a coup last June triggering the collapse of the MVA government an alliance of Shiv Sena NCP and Congress Shinde then joined hands with the BJP to become the chief ministerFadnavis reiterated the MVA dispensation wanted to put him in jail but the police officer who was assigned this task is in jail nowThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever