Ahead of the monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature on Monday (July 17), the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday boycotted the tea party given by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as Mr. Shinde called the Opposition’s agenda “confused.”
At the same time, the Chief Minister, addressing a press conference flanked by his two Deputy Chief Ministers — the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis and the NCP’s Ajit Pawar — said the tripartite ruling government would do full justice to questions raised by the Opposition leaders.
“The Opposition will not receive step-motherly treatment despite the ruling alliance having more than 210 [of the 288] MLAs on its side,” Mr. Shinde said, remarking that his government had belied persistent speculation of his regime falling and had instead gone from strength to strength after the NCP’s inclusion.
