Shiv Sena today has objected to the Governor holding a meeting on Coronavirus (File Photo)
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena today took objection to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari holding a meeting with administrative officials on steps being taken to curb the spread of coronavirus, saying "parallel governance" will create confusion.
In an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', the ruling party said in the prevailing "war-like situation" (a refernce to the coronavirus crisis), there should be a single centre of command to give directives to the administration.
"The Prime Minister at the Centre and Chief Minister in the state (should have that authority). Even at the video conference meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, the Shiv Sena and NCP president Sharad Pawar told PM Modi the entire country was united under his leadership to fight the virus," the Marathi daily said.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar had attended the meeting from Mumbai.
While lauding Uddhav Thackeray for his handling of the coronavirus situation, Sharad Pawar apprised PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah about the Governor's role (in holding the meeting with officials), the editorial said.
"There was no bitterness. If someone runs a parallel government, it would lead to confusion. If a senior leader like Pawar feels this way, then the matter should be taken seriously," it said.
The newspaper said the Governor is known for his zeal for work as in the past he has been an RSS pracharak and a BJP worker.
"The state has got a Governor who does not follow any time schedule and people experienced this when they saw Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar being sworn in early morning (last year)," the Sena mouthpiece quipped.
The editorial also slammed the opposition BJP for frequently going to the Raj Bhavan to criticise the Sena-NCP-Congress government.
Earlier this week, Koshyari held a meeting through video conferencing with district collectors and divisional commissioners.
The meeting discussed availability of medical facilities and food items for labourers, migrants and homeless persons, who have been badly affected by the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown.
It also discussed measures for sale of agriculture produce, involvement of NGOs in relief efforts and tracking people who returned from the religious gathering held in Nizamuddin, Delhi, last month, among other issues.
The meeting was attended by divisional commissioners, additional commissioner of BMC and collectors of ten districts.
World
67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.
India
4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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