Rahul Gandhi is surrounded by Left extremists: Fadnavis
'At present, Rahul Gandhi is surrounded by Left extremists. Therefore, he gave the order and the Congress party is protesting against the bill,' said Fadnavis, when asked about the Congress holding district-wise protests in the state against the bill, which the government claims is to tackle the problem of urban-naxals. The opposition and civil society have claimed that it will be used to target anti-government voices by labelling them urban-naxals or Left extremists.
He was speaking at Vidarbha's naxal-affected Gadchiroli district after the inauguration and foundation stone-laying of various projects of Lloyds Metals and Energy. Fadnavis laid the foundation stone of a 100-bed hospital and a modern CBSE school in Konsari, Lloyds township in Somanpalli. Fadnavis inaugurated a slurry pipeline from Hedri to Konsari and an iron ore grinding unit at Hedri.
The CM said the bill was discussed clause-by-clause in the joint select committee of both the houses. 'Even the opposition realised that the bill has nothing which can be misused, or which is against the Constitution. Therefore, some changes which the opposition suggested were accepted,' he said.
The Indian Express had reported that the Congress central leadership sought a reply from the Maharashtra Legislative Party as to how it allowed the passing of the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill without opposition. The Congress came under criticism after it neither protested nor submitted a dissent note in the Legislative Assembly against the bill, despite its leadership voicing opposition to it. Following the letter, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal directed all district committees to hold district-wise demonstrations and burn the copies of the bill.
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