Uddhav Thackeray’s ‘future colleague’ remark for BJP Minister sparks speculation
The Hindu
He was referrring to the BJP leader and Minister of State for Railways, Raosaheb Danve
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday raised speculation about a BJP-Sena reunion after he alluded to senior BJP leader and Union Minister Raosaheb Danve as a probable “future colleague” during a .
Mr. Thackeray and Mr. Danve, who is the , shared the stage at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Aurangabad zilla parishad building. The Chief Minister began his speech addressing Mr. Danve with the remark, “Present here is my former and if we come together, a future colleague….”
Despite Mr. Thackeray later implying that it was just a light-hearted remark as he had met his “old friend” (Mr. Danve) after a long time, the Chief Minister’s statements quickly lent grist for the political mill. “My meaning was just that…if he [Mr. Danve] comes with us then he will be a future colleague…however, time will only decide what is in store,” Mr. Thackeray said, while adding cryptically, “I like the railways for one reason. You cannot leave the tracks and change direction. Yes, but if there is a diversion you can come to our station. But the engine does not leave the tracks.”
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.