Former minister Eknath Khadse publicly criticizing the Devendra Fadnavis government, especially its policies in the cooperative sector, has embarrassed the BJP in Maharashtra, reports Indian Express.
The moment of embarrassment came on the penultimate day of the monsoon session of the state legislature when Khadse attacked the govt. Khadse, once the number two in the Maharashtra government, had to resign in June following accusations of impropriety and wrongdoing.
The government had reintroduced the contentious Bill that allows it to bar directors of mismanaged district cooperative banks from standing for re-election in cooperative institutions.
Incidentally, Khadse is among the few BJP leaders in Maharashtra who have interests in the district cooperative banks sector.
While the Cabinet had originally cleared the Bill while he was still minister, he had made his objection known by remaining absent for the Cabinet meeting where it was approved.
Sources said that Khadse’s offensive was aimed at the Chief Minister and Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil, who was previously the minister of cooperation.