‘No scope to sit in Opposition till 2029': Devendra Fadnavis jabs Uddhav, invites him to join ruling side
Devendra Fadnavis
took a veiled dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader
Uddhav Thackeray
, inviting him to join the treasury benches (ruling side) in Vidhan Parishad, stating that his government doesnt have any "scope" to come into Opposition until 2029.
Fadnavis was speaking on the occasion of Uddhav Thackeray's farewell from the
Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
.
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"At least till 2029, there is no scope for us to come there (Opposition). Uddhav Ji can think about the scope of coming to this side (ruling party) and that can be thought about in a different way, but there is absolutely no scope left for us to come there (Opposition)," Fadnavis said.
Meanwhile, while addressing the Question Hour session in the
Maharashtra Legislative Council
, Devendra Fadnavis informed that 41,193 missing children have been traced so far through '
Operation Muskaan
', while 4,960 women and 1,364 children have been traced under 'Operation Khoj' this year alone.
The Chief Minister said that taking the missing cases seriously, '
Missing Cell
' has been established in all police stations and its responsibility has been handed over to senior women officers.
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He also clarified that data is being shared between the state and the Centre through the Missing Portal so that the record of every missing person is uploaded and updated on time.
However, Leader of Opposition
Ambadas Danve
, while appreciating these efforts, raised the point that only finding people is not enough but concrete policies should also be made on social aspects like child marriage, human trafficking.
The Chief Minister assured that the government will analyse these cases from a sociological perspective and take effective steps in the future.
On July 11, Uddhav Thackeray took a swipe against the ruling Mahayuti government, saying that the bill should be renamed as "
BJP security bill
".
He further accused the ruling Mahayuti government of "misusing majority" while alerting that the government could "pick up" commoners and imprison them.
"They can pick up anyone, including ordinary people, and imprison them. This bill is similar to previous acts like MESA and TADA. This bill should be called the 'BJP security bill' instead of the public security bill, as they believe speaking out against the BJP is tantamount to criticising the country. Currently, we don't support this bill," Thackeray, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, told reporters here.
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