Sit next to NCP ministers at cabinet meetings but it’s nauseating: Sena’s Tanaji Sawant
Mumbai (PTI): Shiv Sena minister Tanaji Sawant has said that he sits next to his NCP peers at cabinet meetings but feels like vomiting after coming out, prompting a sharp reaction from the Ajit Pawar-led party.
Speaking at an event on Thursday, Sawant, who is Maharashtra's health minister, said he is a hardcore Shiv Sainik and never got along with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders.
“Even if we sit next to each other in the cabinet, I feel like vomiting after coming out,” Sawant said.
The BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar’s NCP are partners in the ruling Mahayuti coalition in the state.
NCP spokesperson and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Amol Mitkari condemned Sawant’s remark and asked whether it was the responsibility of only his party to keep the alliance intact.
Sawant has made remarks in the past that have hurt the NCP, he said.
“We are quiet only to maintain the coalition dharma,” Mitkari said.
It is only the chief minister who can “treat” his nausea, the NCP leader added.
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Ragpicker injured in Kolkata blast
Kolkata, Sep 14: A ragpicker was injured in a blast that took place in central Kolkata on Saturday, a police officer said.
The explosion occurred when he was "near a plastic bag" at the crossing of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road.
"The injured person was identified as 58-year-old Bapi Das, who lives on a footpath beside S N Banerjee Road. He is a ragpicker," the officer said.
The injured person suffered injuries in his right wrist and is being treated at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital.
"The area was cordoned off and a bomb disposal squad reached the place. They checked the bag and the vicinity," he said.
