October 25, 2020 1:30:38 pm
Sanjay Raut and Devendra Fadnavis. (File photo)
Against the background of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis contracting COVID-19, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday that he was being told to take care of himself and that he will now realize that the situation exterior is serious.
Raut’s remarks came after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was recently targeted by the opposition for not leaving his home during the pandemic.
Speaking to reporters here, Raut said Thackeray has given directives to ensure that Fadnavis, who is leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, receives the best treatment.
Fadnavis said Saturday that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
The BJP leader was admitted to a government-run hospital in Mumbai and his condition was stable, a party source said.
After returning to Mumbai on Friday evening, Fadnavis was tested, as some of the BJP leaders who had traveled with him during Bihar’s election campaign tested positive for coronavirus, the source said.
Fadnavis also toured the flood-affected areas of western Maharashtra and Marathwada from October 19-21.
“We were telling Devendra Fadnavis to take care of herself. Now you will realize that the external situation is dire. The opposition was targeting the prime minister for not moving, ”Raut said, when asked if Thackeray’s annual speech in Dusshera on Sunday night would focus on the BJP.
He said Fadnavis has set a good example by being admitted to a government hospital, and Thackeray has given directives to ensure he receives the best treatment.
Shiv Sena’s main spokesperson also said that the COVID-19 vaccine should be for all citizens and that his politicization was not correct.
He further said that Shiv Sena has made arrangements to ensure that Thackeray’s address in Dussehra reaches two million people in the state.
Had there not been a COVID-19 outbreak, Shivaji Park in central Mumbai would have been smaller for the “sea of Shiv Sainiks,” which would have come to hear Thackeray’s speech, he said.
Raut also noted that at the Dussehra rally last year, he said that the next chief minister of the state would be from Shiv Sena.
Thackeray will deliver his Dussehra speech in the Savarkar auditorium in front of Shivaji Park in the evening and will be attended by 50 people, including members of the judiciary, Mumbai MPs, ministers and relatives of CM.
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