Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis hit out at the Shiv Sena after the latter targeted the Centre on the Supreme Court constituting a 12-member national task force to formulate a methodology for allocation of medical oxygen to states and UTs. In a series of tweets, Fadnavis, who also shared pages of the apex court's order, said the Centre itself, through the Solicitor General of India, had suggested the constitution of the task force of experts.

The Supreme Court recently constituted a 12-member national task force of top medical experts to formulate a methodology for allocation of oxygen to states and Union Territories amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Shiv Sena had, in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Monday, claimed the SC constituted the task force considering the Covid-19 situation, and alleged "those ruling the country are engaged in politics". Without naming the BJP or its leaders, the Shiv Sena also alleged they were busy in appointing chief minister of Assam (where the BJP won Assembly polls recently) and in "conspiring" to not let the TMC government in West Bengal do its work.