Sanjay Raut from the Uddhav Thackeray faction was all praise for Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a day after his release from jail after over three months.
“There is a new government in Maharashtra, which has taken some good decisions too. We do not oppose for the sake of opposing. Devendra Fadnavis has taken some good decisions. I read the newspaper whenever possible (in jail). Decisions such as housing for the poor deserve praise,” said Thackeray.
Raut lauded Fadnavis’ decision to grant more rights to MHADA (Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority). “Our government had taken away those rights. I did not like that. Fadnavis has done well to restore those,” he said, and told reporters that he would meet with Fadnavis “regarding some public work”.
“In my heart, I hold no grudge against anyone ever. My family suffered a lot. But such is life. We are in politics. I refuse to blame the system as a whole. I do not blame any central probe agency either. When they get a chance to do good things, they should,” he said, though later, at Thackeray’s home, he made a stern comment: “The question is, are probe agencies pets of the state and central governments? There is an argument for closing down the ED altogether.”
