Devendra Fadnavis wife dragged into Aney row

Shiv Sena has dragged the chief minister’s wife into the Shreehari Aney controversy. Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, has said that CM Devendra Fadnavis had slapped a defamation notice on Congress leader Digvijay Singh over his “baseless” accusations regarding his wife Amruta. The edit further said that while Amruta is the CM’s wife, the state is his ‘mother’ and he should have gotten angry when Mr Aney spoke about splitting the state the same way he got upset with the Congress leader.

“When Congress’ Digvijay Singh accused the CM of nepotism (over the Slum Rehabilitation Authority’s directive to developers to open an account with a particular branch of Axis bank where Amruta works), Mr Fadnavis sent a legal notice to him. If the CM is so emotional and sensitive about his image, why is action not being taken against Mr Aney who is insulting Maharashtra,” the Sena said in an editorial.

“Amruta is his wife, but Maharashtra is his mother. If Fadnavis does not care about the unity and prestige of Maharashtra like he cares about his wife, he has no right to don the garb of chief minister,” it added. The Sena said while those committing “treason” are criminals, those who back such people and remain soft on them are bigger criminals.