Bhujbal, Mungantiwar target own govt over sarpanch death, backward neglect

Two disgruntled leaders from the ruling Mahayuti alliance — Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungantiwar — vehemently spoke against their own government in the assembly on Wednesday.

- Surendra P Gangan

MUMBAI:

Ministers in the previous Mahayuti government, they were dropped in the new regime headed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, leading to much resentment.

On Wednesday, Mungantiwar spoke twice in the assembly and took an anti-government stand both times.

During the zero hour, he took a dig at the government while opposing its motion of suspending Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi for praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as a good administrator.