Guv Koshyari's remarks, border row with Karnataka to dominate winter session

Remarks by Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari on Shivaji Maharaj and the simmering border row with Karnataka are expected to dominate the winter session of state legislature beginning in Nagpur from MondayThe opposition is also expected to target the Eknath Shindeled government on shifting of mega projects like Foxconn to Gujarat according to political observersKoshyari recently said that Shivaji Maharaj was a hero of the past while BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed the Maratha warrior king sought mercy from the Mughal empire Their remarks caused statewide protestsIn a show of strength the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA constituents Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray group NCP Congress and other parties took out a massive Halla Bol morcha in Mumbai on Saturday against the Eknath ShindeBJP alliance government demanding Koshyaris removalThe threeparty coalition succeeded in putting up a united face during the march and sought to send out a message that it had regrouped to counter the ruling allianceWith the Samajwadi Party Communist Party of India Peasants and Workers Party Janata Dal and other smaller opposition parties actively participating in the march the MVA is planning to put up a broad opposition coalition against the state governmentAlso Read Mumbai Centre should recall Governor Koshyari for insulting national icons says NCP chief Sharad PawarLeader of opposition in the state assembly Ajit Pawar has demanded that Karnataka and Maharashtra chief ministers recent talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the border dispute between the two states be made publicDeputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that a proposal pertaining to the KarnatakaMaharashtra border row will be passed in the winter sessionThe state government is expected to table 11 bills during the session expected to last till December 30Ajit Pawar said the state government should allocate sufficient time for discussion on these bills and not pass them in hasteThe government will table the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti third amendment Bill 2022 which proposes to increase the number of members in the zilla parishads and panchayat samitisIt will also table the Maharashtra State Agriculture Produce Development and Regulation Amendment Bill 2022 to enable the farmers to contest the elections of the Agriculture Produce Market CommitteesThe government will introduce the Mumbai Municipal Corporation second amendment Bill 2022 to revise the capital value of the land and buildings It will also move a bill proposing a temporary hike in the state contingency fundAround 7000 police personnel have been deployed to ensure smooth passage of the winter sessionSecurity at the Vidhan Bhavan where the two Houses of the legislature meet has been beefed up Security at Ramgiri and Devgiri the official residences of the CM and the Deputy CM respectively has also been tightenedAround 70 morchas are expected to be taken out by various political and social organisations during the sessionThis 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