Shiv Sena targets Koshyari over delay in nominations to Legislative Council

The Shiv Sena on Monday expressed hope that Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari would take serious cognisance of the Bombay High Courts observations on the delay in the nomination of 12 members to the Legislative Council under the governors quotaSena MP Sanjay Raut wondered what research was being done on the file that was sent by the state government to the governor in November last year recommending 12 names for nominationIs anybody doing a PhD on it he asked while talking to reporters hereThe Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to file a reply explaining why the governor was taking such a long time to decide on the nomination of members to the Legislative Council despite the 12 names having been submitted on November 6 last yearAlso Read Give cyclone relief aid to other states too say NCP amp Shiv SenaAn editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Monday said six months have passed since the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in the state cleared the 12 namesIt is better if the governor takes the courts observations seriously Nobody should test Maharashtras patience The state has the culture of respecting its elders If you are progressive and have patience doesnt mean you are a coward it saidThe editorial said the governor has a lot of work to do if he wishes so There is a shortage of vaccines against Covid19 which he can follow up it saidPrime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs 1000 crore as relief for Gujarat following cyclone Tauktae The governor can ask why injustice to Maharashtra the Marathi daily saidThe governor can seek Rs 1500 crore as cyclone relief and win the hearts of Marathi people it saidThe editorial alleged that there was politics behind the delay in nomination of the 12 members to the Legislative CouncilThe delay in making the appointments at the behest of higherups is an insult of the state the Legislature and violation of the Constitution it claimedThe editorial said the opposition is living in false confidence that it can topple in MVA government comprising the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress in the state it saidThis confidence is not oxygen but carbon dioxide You will get suffocated yourself in this process it saidVacancies in the Legislative Council have been kept pending to accommodate those who help the opposition to topple the MVA government it further claimed adding that there was no possibility for this jugaad scheme to become a realityMeanwhile reacting to BJP leader Ashish Shelars comments that there was no time frame for the governor to nominate members of the Upper House Raut said This doesnt mean you can keep the appointments pending foreverSuch illegal conduct is against the Constitution and does not suit a person holding high office Raut saidHe also said there were reports that the Raj Bhavan had replied to an RTI query that it did not have the file containing names of the 12 persons recommended by the MVA governmentIf this is true it is a very serious matter the Rajya Sabha member saidTo a question of yoga guru Ramdevs comments on allopathy Raut said Had any opposition leader made such remarks the BJP would have protested on streetsThis 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