Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on April 27 criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying his claim about the dues with the Centre was wrong, and asked him not to divert the topic as "blame game does not provide any relief to common man".

His statement came after Thackeray said the Centre owed Rs 26,500 crore to Maharashtra. Defending the BJP-ruled Centre, Fadnavis said, "Union government makes the payment to the state governments by end of July every year. The Union government not only paid the whole GST amount to the states, but also borrowed from lenders to clear the dues of the states." "I request you (Thackeray) not to divert the topic. Blame game does not give any relief to the common man," the former chief minister said.