After Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde’s intra-party rebellion put the existence of the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi government in jeopardy, senior Congressman Kamal Nath on June 22 stressed there was “complete unity” within the Maharashtra Congress adding that both his party and the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) stood firmly behind the Uddhav Thackeray.
Mr. Nath, who was on June 21 appointed as the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) observer in Maharashtra amid the political turmoil plaguing the State, further lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s politics of “bait and money power.”
Speaking on Mr. Shinde’s rebellion which has rattled the MVA, Mr. Nath said: “Maharashtra is the land of Shivaji Maharaj. I am confident the rebellious Sena MLAs will not taint it.”
