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Shinde Meets Modi as BJP Objects to Shirsat’s Dipke Visit
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday, as speculation continued over a Union cabinet reshuffle and a possible delimitation bill. The Times of India…
The Story in Brief
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday, as speculation continued over a Union cabinet reshuffle and a possible delimitation bill. The Times of India reports that Modi also met six Shiv Sena MPs who recently joined Shinde from Sena (UBT), discussing constituency issues. The meeting came after BJP leaders objected to Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Shirsat visiting the family of Abhijit Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said such conduct was not appropriate for a Mahayuti minister and urged Shinde to act. Shirsat denied reports of an imminent cabinet reshuffle. The Times of India reports that Shinde was reprimanded over the visit. Sena leaders said his meeting with Modi was part of NDA consultations.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that one family visit proves the Mahayuti is collapsing, while the opposite claim treats every Delhi meeting as routine. Neither is supported by the facts available. BJP displeasure is clear, but Shirsat has denied a cabinet change, and Shinde’s meeting with Modi included constituency matters involving Sena MPs. The real test is whether Shirsat remains in the cabinet and whether the proposed delimitation bill is introduced next week.
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
