On Shah's ‘openness’ jibe, Sena reminds of Fadnavis' early morning swearing-in

Days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said he does not make promises behind closed doors the Shiv Sena on Tuesday said it too does things openly and does not resort to stealthAn editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana asked whether BJP leader Devendra Fadnaviss early morning swearingin as chief minister after the 2019 state polls was an example of openness that Shah spoke aboutOn Sunday Shah said he had not promised as later claimed by the Uddhav Thackerayled party that the BJP will share the chief ministers post if the SenaBJP alliance won the 2019 polls The two parties parted ways over this issueDuring the event at Kankavali in Konkan region Shah also said whatever I do I do it openlyThe Shiv Sena too does what it does openly It would not have formed a government with the Congress and NCP had that not been the case the Saamana saidBJP leaders were making such statements due to the frustration over the failure to retain power in Maharashtra it addedIt further asked how Fadnavis taking oath as CM at dawn with NCPs Ajit Pawar as his deputy at Raj Bhavan in 2019 could be described as doing things openlyIn an unexpected development Fadnavis had taken oath as CM after alliance talks with the Sena broke down But he had to resign as Pawar could not muster enough MLAs from the NCPThe Sena mouthpiece also said the country was facing serious problems including farmers protest on Delhi borders and the Union home minister should pay attention to these issuesDisplaced Kashmiri Pandits have not yet returned to Kashmir despite the abrogation of Article 370 the editorial saidOn Shahs statement that the Shiv Sena would have ceased to exist had the BJP taken on it the editorialretorted that it was the Sena which finished off those who tried to finish itThe BJP would not have seen its presentday success if the Sena had taken on it it saidThanks to the BJP not keeping its word about sharing the CMs post the Sena is now seeing achche din good days it said in another dig at the former allyAnd for that the people of Maharashtra will forever be indebted to Amit Shah it quippedEfforts were made and are being made to destabilize the SenaNCPCongress government in Maharashtra but those efforts will fail it saidThe editorial also took swipes at Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari without naming him The state government in November recommended 12 names for appointment to the Legislative Council from the governors quota but the decision on them was pending it saidThose who think that not taking a decision will rattle the government are living under illusion it saidThis 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