Criticising the inordinate delay in Cabinet expansion and the “insensitivity of the two-man government” of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis towards farmers, Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said despite farmers being hit hard owing to heavy rains, no Central team had yet come to assess the damage to Maharashtra’s croplands.
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Mr. Pawar, who returned from a four-day tour of rain-hit districts in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions, asked Mr. Shinde and Mr. Fadnavis whether they were awaiting a green signal from the BJP-ruled Centre to carry out the long-pending Cabinet expansion in the State.
“Even after a month, there is no sign of the Cabinet expansion. What is the reason for this delay? Are they not getting a ‘green signal’ from Delhi, or are they having problems adjusting the aspirations of all the MLAs in the new government?” Mr. Pawar mocked.
