“Internal disputes in Congress are not new,” said NCP spokesman Nawab Malik. (File photo)
Bombay:
The letter from Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi to Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, mentioning that the Common Minimum Program (CMP) may have been triggered by complaints about budget cuts from her party ministers, said on Saturday the PNC.
The NCP is part of the government of Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state together with Shiv Sena of Thackeray and the Congress. “It is possible that some congressional leaders have complained to Sonia Gandhi,” Nawab Malik, minister of state and NCP spokesman, told a news channel.
The MVA alliance is committed to the Common Minimum Program, but there have been cuts in budget allocations for some development works due to the coronavirus pandemic, he said.
“Some leaders in Congress may have complained about this,” he said.
High-ranking congressional ministers Balasaheb Thorat and Ashok Chavan are part of the MVA coordinating committee and are aware of the situation, he said.
“Internal disputes in Congress are not new. Issues related to the CMP could have been raised before the coordinating committee by the two ministers,” Malik added.
In his letter dated December 14, Gandhi requested the implementation of certain measures for Dalits and Tribes, such as the reservation in government contracts for SC / ST professionals.
He also expected the government to abide by the CMP in its true spirit in its first such letter to Thackeray since the coalition government was formed last year.
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