Maharashtra: BJP not to let house function unless Nawab Malik quits, says Chandrakant Patil

The budget session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, beginning Thursday, promises to be a tumultuous one, with the Bharatiya Janata Party vowing not to allow the Assembly to function if Skill Development Minister Nawab Malik does not resign.

“Instead of seeking his resignation, Maha Vikas Aghadi has supported Nawab Malik who is doing money laundering for the Dawood Ibrahim gang. Supporting Malik despite his involvement is like supporting gangster Dawood Ibrahim who was involved in hundreds of Mumbai blasts. was involved in the killing of people.” State BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday alleged that if the government does not tender his resignation, we will not allow the assembly to function.

Patil criticized Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar for not asking Malik to step down.

The MVA has said that it will not ask Malik to resign as he was the victim of political vendetta. It said that Union Minister Narayan Rane had not resigned after his arrest.

Originally published at Pen 18