File photo of PNC chief Sharad Pawar.
Pawar in his letter said he is shocked and surprised by the governor’s letter and its tone and tenor, calling the language “intemperate.” He described it as an “erosion of the governor’s office standards of conduct.”
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CPN chief Sharad Pawar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressing shock at the “intemperate language” in Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari’s letter to Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on the reopening of places of worship. in the state.
Pawar in his letter said he is shocked and surprised by the governor’s letter and its tone and tenor, calling the language “intemperate.” He described it as an “erosion of the governor’s office standards of conduct.”
The Governor of Maharashtra had written to Thackeray on Monday reminding him of his devotion to Lord Rama which resulted in Ayodhya’s visit of the CM after taking over the state, the trip to Vitthal Rukmini Mandir in Pandharpur and puja in Ashadhi Ekadashi Vitthal Rukmini Mandir at Pandharpur and performed the puja at Ashadhi Ekadashi.
The governor, who called Thackeray a “strong devotee of Hindutva,” said he had wondered if the CM is “getting some divine premonition to keep postponing the reopening of places of worship over and over again.” Or have you become ‘secular’ yourself, a term that you hated? “Wrote the governor in his sarcastic letter.
With strong objections to his words, Thackeray responded to Koshyari on Tuesday, saying that he doesn’t need Hindutva lessons from anyone. He also criticized the governor for entertaining actor Kangana Ranaut.
Thackeray informed Koshyari that a decision will be made on the reopening of religious places of worship after careful consideration of the Covid-19 situation in the state. He added that the state government will consider the governor’s request to reopen these places.
In his letter, Koshyari had mentioned that he had received three representations from delegations demanding the reopening of places of religious worship. In response, Thackeray pointed out that it was a coincidence that the three letters Koshyari mentioned were from officials and supporters of the BJP.
Answering the question about “secularism”, Thackeray wondered if for Koshyari Hindutva meant simply reopening places of religious worship and if not opening them was for him being secular.
“Isn’t secularism a key component of the Constitution, by which you were sworn in while taking the oath as governor of the state,” Thackeray said. “While people’s feelings and beliefs are considered, it is also important to take care of their lives and it is wrong to impose and suddenly lift the lockdown,” he said in the letter.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that Koshyari should only see whether Maharashtra is running according to the Constitution or not and that there is a government elected by the people to take care of the rest of things. Speaking to reporters after Koshyari wrote to Thackeray about the reopening of places of worship, Raut said that Shiv Sena’s Hindutva is firm and based on a solid foundation and that no lessons are needed on it.
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