congress: Maharashtra Congress chief says there are issues amid ‘MLAs-ministers rift’

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Wednesday did not deny the fact that angry Congress MLAs in the state wanted to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying she did nothing in meeting its president to air their grievances among party leaders. Didn’t see wrong.

A day after ET reported that Congress MLAs wanted to meet Sonia Gandhi so that all their concerns were not addressed by Congress ministers in the MVA government, Nana Patole admitted that some issues had to be resolved.

He said, “There will be some issues in the three-party government. As far as Congress MLAs meeting the Congress President, whether it is MLA or any other office-bearer, if they express their desire to meet the leader of their party, So I don’t. Patole told reporters in Pune, “Don’t think it’s wrong. There is no reason for any misunderstanding.”

Asked if the MLAs’ grievances have reached him, he said, “In a family there is sometimes happiness and sometimes there is misery. MLAs tell us what is happening, but that doesn’t mean MLAs are angry. Legislators are working on their own. constituencies and districts to strengthen the party machinery.”

Meanwhile, Patole has written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asking him to implement the Common Minimum Program (CMP) agreed during the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. He said that the government should implement projects for Muslims and Dalits.

Originally published at Pen 18