Devendra Fadnavis and others.Image Credit Source: Facebook
Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Congress has received a big blow. Congress MLA Jitesh Antapurkar joined the BJP in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Congress MLA Jitesh Antapurkar joined the BJP at the Mumbai BJP office on Friday. On Thursday, he submitted his resignation to Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar.
State President Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Chavan were also present on the occasion. Antapurkar joined the BJP in his presence. Antapurkar is considered to be very close to Ashok Chavan.
Devendra Fadnavis on the occasion of the fall of Shivaji’s statue said that the PM has apologized with an open heart. Apologized to Shiva lovers, public and Shivaji Maharaj. Because He is our worshipful God. So, we don’t need a certificate from Congress, if they had listened to the PM fully, they wouldn’t have said such things.
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Denied a break in the Mahayuti
On the Ajit group’s protest over the demolition of Shivaji’s statue and the breakdown in the Mahayuti, he said that we are all saddened after this incident. PM apologized. CM Shinde, Ajit Pawar and myself have also apologized. Everyone is saddened by this incident. That’s why everyone is expressing their feelings and everyone has their own methods. Expressing feelings has led to a flare-up in the Mahayuti. It is not right to say so.
On Tanaji Sawant’s statement that she vomited while sitting with Ajit Pawar, he said that such statements are not appropriate. No one can support such a statement.
Jitesh Antapurkar has been expelled from the party by the Congress
On the other hand, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said on Friday that the party has expelled its MLAs Jeeshan Siddiqui and Jitesh Antapurkar. He did not give details of the reasons for expelling Zeeshan Siddiqui and Antapurkar, but the action comes more than a month after seven Congress MLAs contested biennial elections for 11 Legislative Council seats.
Responding to a question about Jeeshan Siddiqui and Antapurkar, Patole said there was no point in commenting on the two MLAs as they have been expelled by the party. Zeeshan Siddiqui was elected from Bandra (East) in Mumbai, while Antapurkar represented Degalur in Nanded district. Jeeshan Siddiqui’s father Baba Siddiqui joined the Ajit Pawar-led NCP before the Lok Sabha elections. Assembly elections are to be held in Maharashtra in November.
