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Nawab Malik’s (centre) seat in the House has stirred up a row, with reactions from Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar (extreme right). (PTI)
As Nawab Malik sat on the treasury bench, Maha Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis wrote to Ajit Pawar, reminding him that Malik has not been given a clean chit on the allegations. While Pawar said seating was the prerogative of the Speaker, Malik said he can’t speak to the media. The party maintained they have not discussed political issues with Malik
As expected, day one of the winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday remained rocky. Not because the opposition tried to corner the Mahayuti government in the house, but owing to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former minister Nawab Malik.
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After coming out of jail on bail on medical grounds, Malik attended the winter session of the assembly with MLAs of Deputy Chief Minister (CM) and NCP leader Ajit Pawar’s faction. As he sat on the treasury bench, several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders fumed.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis shot off a letter to Pawar, reminding him that Malik is out on bail, and that he has not been given a clean chit by the court on the serious allegations against him.
Speaking to the media on Friday morning, Pawar said, “I have got Fadnavis’s letter and have read it. I will express my views once Malik clarifies his stand. Who sits where in the house is the prerogative of the State Assembly speaker. Malik has come to the assembly for the first time after we (NCP) joined hands with this government. Let him speak first.”
When reporters tried to get a reaction from Malik on Friday, he said, “The court has asked me not to speak with the media.”
आमदार श्री. @nawabmalikncp हे आमचे अनेक वर्षांपासूनचे ज्येष्ठ सहकारी आहेत. राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पार्टीत मधल्या कालावधीत घडलेल्या घडामोडींशी त्यांचा कुठलाही संबंध नाही. आजारपणाच्या मुद्द्यावर त्यांना जामीन मिळाल्यानंतर जुने सहकारी म्हणून त्यांच्या तब्येतीची विचारपूस करण्यासाठी…— Sunil Tatkare (@SunilTatkare) December 7, 2023
SANJAY RAUT, SACHIN SAWANT QUESTION MOVE; NOT DISCUSSED POLITICAL ISSUES WITH HIM, SAYS NCP
Malik got support from Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and Congress leader Sachin Sawant. Speaking to the media, Raut said, “Writing a letter to another deputy person, who is sitting just next to Fadnavis, is nothing but drama. When similar kinds of allegations were levelled against NCP leader Praful Patel, how come the BJP accepted him in the Mahayuti? When the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is still probing the case against Minister Hasan Mushrif, how is the Mahayuti okay with him? Many leaders of the NCP and Shiv Sena are facing ED probe, then why is the BJP only targeting Malik? ”
नवाब मलिक सत्ताधारी बाकांवर बसले म्हणून भाजपाला आग लागली मग ते इक्बाल मिर्चीशी संबंधीत जागेचा व्यवहार करणारे प्रफुल्ल पटेल असे चालतात? भाजपाच्या दृष्टीने इक्बाल मिर्ची देशभक्त आहे का?दांभिकपणा भाजपाचा स्थायीभाव आहे. लोकांना मूर्ख समजतात. pic.twitter.com/IIS1vPyQek— Sachin Sawant सचिन सावंत (@sachin_inc) December 8, 2023
Sachin Sawant posted on the microblogging website ‘X’: “If BJP leaders got angry just because Nawab Malik sat with NCP MLAs on the treasury bench, how did the party accept Praful Patel, who is facing allegations of links to Iqbal Mirchi? Does the BJP think that Iqbal Mirchi is a patriot? ”
NCP (Ajit Pawar Faction) state president Sunil Tatkare clarified the party’s stand on X: “Nawab Malik has been our colleague for many years. He has nothing to do with the recent developments, which have happened in the NCP. We had paid a courtesy visit to him after he was released from jail on medical grounds. We have not discussed any political issues with him.”
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