Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday made flabbergasting and alarming allegations about the agenda of the forthcoming special session of the Parliament called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stated a PTI report. Patole claimed that the session, scheduled from September 18 to 22, is poised to declare Mumbai as a Union Territory, effectively separating it from the rest of Maharashtra. These startling claims come without a confirmed agenda from the Union government, sparking a flurry of speculations.

Patole’s accusations did not unnoticed, he criticised PM Modi for convening the special session and said that such sessions during critical moments like the Covid-19 pandemic or the 2016 demonetisation. The Congress leader said that the timing of the session appeared to be arbitrary and said it was guided solely by the government’s discretion.