Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone to discuss his nomination to the legislative council which is pending and is causing political unrest in the state amid the coronavirus outbreak.
According to sources, while talking to the Prime Minister, Uddhav Thackeray referred to a possible constitutional crisis if Maharastra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari doesn’t accept the recommendation made by the state cabinet.
Thackeray urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter stating that the country was combating the deadly coronavirus or COVID-19 and that Maharashtra was the worst-hit state due to the pandemic.
The PM has assured Uddhav Thackeray that he will look into the matter at the earliest and will collect details.
After making recommendation for the first time, the Maharashtra cabinet asked Governor Koshyari again to nominate Uddhav Thackeray’s as an MLC, or member of the legislative council, from one of the two pending seats from the governor’s quota to avoid a constitutional crisis.
A delegation comprised of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, state Food and Supply Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, state Water Resource Minister Jayant Patil, state Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde, Industries minister Subhash Desai, Transport Minister Anil Parab and Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat met the governor at Raj Bhavan earlier.
NCP leader Jayant Patil said that the demand made by the delegation was genuine as the Maharashtra cabinet has sent the recommendation for the second time. However, the governor is yet to decided on the state cabinet’s recommendation to nominate Uddhav Thackeray as an MLC.
Uddhav Thackeray took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister on November 28, 2019, and is not the member of either house - legislative assembly or council. According to the Indian constitution, within six months of taking the oath, any minister is supposed to get elected in either state legislative assembly or council.
The deadline for Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to get elected to the state legislature is May 27. If the Governor fails to act on the recommendations made by the state cabinet, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will have to resign and take the oath again.
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