‘I witnessed MVA conspiracy to arrest Fadnavis, Mahajan’

Mumbai: In a sensational claim, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said he was a witness to the conspiracy by the MVA government to arrest then leader of opposition and current deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and his BJP colleague Girish Mahajan.

“I was a witness to the MVA government’s plan to put the Bharatiya Janata Party on the backfoot (by arresting) then leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis and Girish Mahajan. That government had even planned to invoke the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act 1999 against Mahajan. I cannot repeat what I had said that time to stop them,” Shinde said, adding, “Instead of changing the decision, I later toppled the whole government and made them (MVA) sit at home.”

When asked why his government was not taking action against those involved in this conspiracy, the CM said, “Dethroning is enough for them. I am well aware of who was indulging in such practices. If required, we will initiate an inquiry into the matter.”