The Opposition BJP’s effort to drive wedge among the ruling MVA constituents on the floor of the State Assembly fell flat on its face on Wednesday, as the presiding officers in both the Houses of the Maharashtra Legislature refused to entertain the Opposition’s demand for a state government resolution honouring Vinayak Damodar Savarkar for his contribution to the country’s freedom struggle.
While Assembly Speaker Nana Patole (belonging to the Congress) rejected outright the BJP's demand that the MVA government move a resolution honouring Veer Savarkar, deputy chairperson in the State Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe of the Shiv Sena refused to entertain a similar move by the Opposition and adjourned the House as she adjourned the House when an Opposition leader stood up to speak about it.
In the Assembly, Fadnavis -- whose had been planning to cash in on the ideological differences between the Shiv Sena and its allies NCP and Congress over Veer Savarkar -- demanded that the MVA government move a resolution honouring Veer Savarkar on the occasion of the latter’s death anniversary for his sacrifices and contribution to the freedom struggle.