Fadnavis has become intolerant, arrogant ever since he was made Dy CM: Saamana

Shiv Sena UBT on Saturday alleged that senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis who was earlier the chief minister of Maharashtra has become intolerant and arrogant ever since he was made deputy chief minister of the state reported news agency PTIFadnavis was a tolerant person earlier but his frustration after being made the deputy chief minister resulted in him becoming intolerant and arrogant the party claimed in an editorial in its mouthpiece SaamanaThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP however objected to the language used in the editorial piece in the Marathi daily Saamana whose editor is Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray while the executive editor is partys Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut reported PTIMaharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said one should maintain decorum while criticising political opponents He also warned of filing a complaint against Saamana and said its vitriol needs to stop reported PTIFadnavis was the chief minister of the state between 2014 and 2019 when the BJP and Shiv Sena undivided shared power After the 2019 assembly elections the two parties parted ways over sharing the chief ministers post Thackeray later joined hands with the Nationalist Congress Party NCP and the Congress to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA governmentThe Thackerayled dispensation however collapsed in June 2022 after his senior party leader Eknath Shinde rebelled along with 39 other MLAs and joined hands with the BJP Shinde became the chief minister while Fadnavis was made his deputyLast month senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar and his party MLAs also joined the Shinde government with Pawar being made the deputy CMThe editorial said Devendra Fadnavis would have returned to power post2019 assembly elections had he not betrayed the Shiv Sena However his partys top leaders in Delhi sidelined him and made him deputy chief minister reported PTIFadnavis was a tolerant person earlier but his frustration after being made the deputy CM resulted in him becoming intolerant and arrogantThey made him share the deputy chief ministers post with Ajit Pawar adding to his woes it saidIt was Fadnavis who once said that he would send Ajit Pawar to jail and ensure that he would get rigorous imprisonment But what is Fadnavis doing exactly now by sharing power with the same Ajit Pawar the party askedIt also said that those having serious corruption charges and facing allegations of assault against women are now the colleagues of Fadnavis it said adding that he should take care of himselfBawankule hit out at Sena UBT over the editorial targeting Fadnavis He hit out at Uddhav Thackeray saying that he was out of his senses after losing party and powerSpeaking to reporters today in Nagpur Bawankule said Whenever Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray wants to criticise someone he either uses the Saamana daily or asks Sanjay Raut to make a statementThackeray is frustrated and bewildered he allegedHe even lost his party symbol He is pained because he cannot return to power Bawankule addedThe NCP has joined hands with the BJP and Thackeray has now realised that he made a mistake by backstabbing Fadnavis in 2019 he claimedObjecting to the language of the Saamana editorial he said There has to be a limit while criticising political opponents by a newspaper Our leaders will soon take a decision on thisThere could be some protestlike situation in MumbaiWe will take a closer look at the rights of this newspaper and how they are using it against us We will file a complaint against Saamana The kind of vitriol being spread by Saamana needs to stop We will make out stand clear he saidHe said the BJP can no longer tolerate the way certain things are being written in Saamana in the name of freedomWith inputs from PTI