Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray should step down till he gets well: BJP

Maharashtra BJP president MLA Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray should hand over his charge to someone else till he gets well claiming his absence during the winter session of the state legislature is inappropriatePatil made the comments while talking to reporters outside the Vidhan Bhawan ahead of the commencement of the session on WednesdayHowever a state minister said the CMs health is good and there is no need to hand over the charge to anyone elseThackeray 61 is recuperating from a cervical spine surgery for which he was hospitalised for about three weeks On Tuesday Thackeray participated via video conferencing a cabinet meeting and a tea party for legislators on the eve of the sessionThe CM had recently visited the Vidhan Bhavan which was his first public appearance after the surgeryAfter his discharge Thackeray who is also president of the Shiv Sena has been working from his official residence Varsha and attending cabinet meetings virtuallyIf the chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is unable to attend the winter session of the Maharashtra legislature then he should designate someone to carry out the business It is in appropriate that the chief minister remains absent from the legislature proceedings We will not accept complete absence of the chief minister from the sessionrdquo Patil saidConsidering his health condition the CM should hand over his charge to someone else from the Shiv Sena or his family the BJP leader saidTaking a dig at the ruling allies Patil further said He CM doesnt trust the Congress and NCP since they may not leave the post State minister and his son Aaditya Thackeray can be given the chargeThe BJP state chief also said they would raise the issue of alleged malpractices in the recruitment process for various departmentsldquoSeveral senior government officers and retired officials have been already arrested We will definitely raise the issue during the session We will demand a CBI inquiry because even the police recruitment procedure that took place a couple of years back is also under scannerrdquo he saidHowever state Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil said the MVA government has geared up for the legislature proceedingsChief Minister Uddhav Thackerays health is good and he can come to the legislature any time There is no need to hand over the charge to anyone else He is functioning from home the minister saidBefore the commencement of the session Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar addressed legislators of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA in the Vidhan BhavanEarlier MVA leaders also garlanded the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Vidhan Bhavan premisesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever