Maha Vikas Aghadi enjoys support of over 175 MLAs: NCP

With the BJP questioning Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays silence on various issues and asking the state Governor to seek a status report from the government NCP leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday said the CM will speak at right time and that the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA has support of more than 175 MLAsHe also termed as baseless the BJPs allegations against the Shiv Senaled government on several issuesTaking a swipe Malik who holds Minority Development portfolio said leaders of BJP must understand that Presidents Rule cannot be imposed in a state just like thatHe claimed the MVA comprising the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress has support of more than 175 MLAsThe state Assembly has 288 MLAsMaliks reaction came after a BJP delegation met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday morning and requested him to send a report on current situation in the state to President Ram Nath KovindSenior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis who led the delegation questioned Thackerays silence on various issuesThe BJP has been targeting the Thackerayled government over former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singhs graft charges against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and also on a purported state intelligence department report on corruption in police transfers in MaharashtraThe chief minister will speak at the right time He need not speak on every issueHe will speak at appropriate time BJPs allegations are baseless Malik told PTIHe said people of the state have started realizing that the BJP is involved in a conspiracy to defame the state government by peddling halfbaked informationThe minister alleged the BJP has adopted a strategy through which it is trying to confuse people by claiming that the state government will not last longFadnavis on Tuesday claimed the MVA government did not act on an incriminating state intelligence department report containing audio intercepts of a large scale corruption in police transfers and postings and sought a CBI probe into the episodeMalik on Wednesday reiterated that no due permission was sought to tap phonesThe truth is that there is no substance in that report Malik allegedHe said BJP leaders have been demanding imposition of Presidents Rule in the state since the last few daysHowever the MVA has numbers stacked in its favour There is a Supreme Court verdict that a government cannot be dissolved until it loses majority on the floor of the House he saidIssuing a video statement Malik said We MVA had support of 169 MLAs when the government was formed Now we enjoy support of more than 175 MLAs The BJP is restless it cannot live without power Hence it is doing all these things Malik addedHe said the BJPs attempts to destabilize the government have failedEarlier the BJP said the government will not survive even for a month Then it said the government wont last for three or six months Then they said MLAs will break away As the BJP failed not do anything it is now bent on defaming the state government Malik said and accused the BJP of using Central agencies to malign the image of the governmentThis 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