Masterstroke Of Devendra Fadnavis: Shinde On Becoming Maha CM
Mumbai: Eknath Shinde, after taking oath as Maharashtra CM, said, “People thought that BJP was desperate for power. But truly, this is a masterstroke by Devendra [Fadnavis] ji.”
“People thought that the BJP was desperate for power. But truly, this is a masterstroke by Devendra Ji. To hand over power to another person despite having larger numbers (of MLAs) requires a big heart.
“With his decision, people of the state and the country got to see a new example of this large-heartedness,” Shinde said after he and Fadnavis were sworn in as CM and Deputy CM respectively at Raj Bhavan Thursday evening.
“The party with the most numbers has the claim to the chief minister’s post. But in this case, I would like to thank PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, J P Nadda and especially Devendra Fadnavis, who showed a big heart and gave this chance to a Shiv Sainik,” Shinde told a TV channel.
Shinde said Fadnavis’s previous stint as chief minister would come in handy for him as he is the head of the state.
“Fadnavis joined this ministry because of the instructions of his (party) superiors. I am happy for this because his experience will come in handy in speeding up developmental works in the state,” Shinde said.
In September 2019, the Bombay High Court orally directed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) and the state government not to cut any trees in the Aarey forest area for the construction of a metro car shed, to which they agreed.
Later in October 2019, the Bombay High Court dismissed all petitions against a proposal to cut over 2,500 trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony to make way for a Metro car shed. However, the Maharashtra government had stayed the order for the Aarey Metro car shed project following a massive public agitation in the city.
In 2020, then Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that the state government had withdrawn cases registered against people who were protesting against the proposed metro car shed in Aarey. He had said the proposed car shed has been shifted from Aarey to Kanjur Marg.
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