14 July,2023 07:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Even though Ajit Pawar has once again become Maharashtra finance minister, Eknath Shinde is the Chief Minister and his decision will be final, stated Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar.
Last year, one of the reasons which was cited by the disgruntled Sena MLAs led by Shinde who rebelled against Uddhav and brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was that Ajit Pawar, then finance minister, did not give funds to their constituencies.
Ajit Pawar, who joined the Shinde-led government earlier on July 12, was allocated the same portfolio once again.
This raised the questions as to how would the Sena MLAs react.
"The rebellion of 39 MLAs led by Eknath Shinde was against the injustice faced by Sena MLAs when Uddhav Thackeray was at the helm," Kesarkar told reporters.
"All principles of the party (undivided Shiv Sena) were compromised when a common minimum programme was signed with the NCP and Congress as part of the MVA alliance," he said.
"Then Uddhav Thackeray was CM, now it is Eknath Shinde (who is in that post). Dada (as Ajit Pawar is fondly called) has told me that whatever decisions I take, the final decision is of the CM. There is a CM who takes decisions and Dada will do justice as he has understood why people were upset with him in the past," Kesarkar added.
(with inputs from PTI)
