Shinde gives 5 lakh to family of J&K pony operator who was shot
Mumbai: After his return from Kashmir, deputy CM
Eknath Shinde
continued to showcase his efforts in the relief efforts in Pahalgam amid the credit war that has broken out within the Mahayuti govt. On Friday, he provided Rs 5 lakh in his personal capacity to the family of pony operator Syed Adil Hussain Shah, who was killed while trying to protect tourists during the terror attack.
Shinde sent out videos of himself video-conferencing with Syed Shah's family after the cheque was handed over. Shah was killed while trying to wrest the gun of a terrorist. Hundreds attended his funeral, including J&K CM Omar Abdullah.
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"After the attack in Pahalgam, many tourists from the state were stranded there. Deputy Chief Minister Shinde reached Srinagar late on Wednesday, April 23, to help them. As soon as he reached there, he went to a camp near the airport and met the tourists from the state. He questioned them and consoled them. The tourists who survived the attack told him about the humanity and courage shown by Syed Adil. Taking note of this, Mr Shinde decided to provide immediate help to the family of Syed Adil," said a press release from Shinde's office.
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Shinde rushed to Kashmir though CM Devendra Fadnavis sent BJP minister Girish Mahajan to assist with relief efforts for tourists from Maharashtra. On Thursday evening, the CMO announced that 500 tourists were brought back to Maharashtra. A few hours later, Shinde's office released a statement that Shiv Sena brought back 520 tourists from J&K on special flights.
The opposition lashed out at Shinde over the credit war. "Does Shinde run a parallel govt or is he not ready to listen to the CM? The govt has to stand together at times like this," said Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut.
"This prestige war makes Maharashtra look bad and it exposes the rift in govt," he said. Raut said Union home minister Amit Shah should reprimand Shinde. "He needs to be disciplined by his party chief. And that is Amit Shah," Raut said.
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