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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4 militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday.
Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for possessing firearms and extorting people, it said.
They have been identified as Chongtham Shyamchandra Singh (23), hailing from Imphal West district, and Maibam Suraj Khan (32) and Boghimayum Sahid Khan (30), who hail from Imphal East district.
Three 5.56 mm INSAS live cartridges, an empty case of .32 ammunition and three mobile phones were seized from their possession.
In another incident, a militant belonging to the banned United National Liberation Front (Ningon Macha group) was arrested on Thursday for illegal possession of firearms.
The arrested militant was identified as Sangomshumpham Warish (25), who hails from Lilong Haorou in Thoubal district. A .32 pistol and ammunition were seized from his possession, it added.
Meanwhile, security forces seized arms and ammunition during an area domination exercise in S Mongpi ridge in Kangpokpi district on Thursday.
A .303 rifle, a 9mm pistol, two SBBL guns, a 5.56mm INSAS LMG magazine, two hand grenades, two detonators, 16 cartridges and three tear smoke grenades were seized, it added.
