Hitting back at Uddhav Thackeray who called Eknath Shinde a backstabber, the CM said that he had formed the government with BJP alliance on the basis of Bal Thackeray's ideology. Minutes before Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis meet, Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray said, “How was I supposed to run a government with backstabbers.”
The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 11) ruled that Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra can't be restored as the then Chief Minister had resigned on his own last year amid a huge drama that resulted in a vertical split in Shiv Sena.
Hailing the Supreme Court ruling, CM Shinde said Thackeray had no choice but to resign from the CM post in June last year. "Today, Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) conspiracy has been defeated. Now, no one should doubt that the Maharashtra government is completely legal," Fadnavis said.
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis also questioned Uddhav Thackeray claim of 'morality'. "It doesn't suit Uddhav Thackeray to talk about morality. I want to ask him if had he forgotten his morals when he went with NCP and Congress for CM post. He had not resigned on moral grounds but due to fear after people who were with him left him," Fadnavis said.
"I won't talk about what Supreme Court said about the then Maharashtra Governor, but I would say that he acted as per the situation at the time. What if the Floor test had happened and their (MVA) govt had failed it?. Is he (Uddhav Thackeray) above SC or ECI that he will not let us appoint our Whip or any other office bearer and not let us use the name Shiv Sena," Eknath Shinde said.
