Minister Eknath Shinde dismisses Rane’s ‘rubber stamp’ allegations
The Hindu
Shiv Sena leader accuses BJP of attempting to drive wedge within MVA alliance
A day after Union Minister and senior BJP leader Narayan Rane claimed that Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde was allegedly ‘fed up’ with his party and on the lookout for ‘alternatives’, Mr. Shinde on Sunday dismissed the allegations as ‘baseless’ and accused Mr. Rane of trying to sow confusion within the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Mr. Rane, a former Shiv Sainik who is now the Sena’s bete noire and a bitter critic of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, had earlier dubbed Mr. Shinde, who heads the Urban Development Department, a “rubber stamp” who could not function independently unless his decisions were approved by Mr. Thackeray.
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