Coordination among MVA allies good, focus on outbreak: Thorat

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Monday said coordination between the Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents was good and the focus of the administration under Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was entirely on the containment of the coronavirus outbreak.

Thorat, who completed a year as Maharashtra Congress chief, told PTI the perception of lack of dialogue among allies was because CM Thackeray was completely dedicated to the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.

"But the coordination and dialogue between all three parties (Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP) is good now. There was a perception about lack of dialoguesince CM Thackeray was completely dedicated to the fight against the coronavirus outbreak," he said. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi had caused a stir in May saying that his party was not a key decision-maker in the alliance government in Maharashtra. Senior party leader Ashok Chavan had reportedly accused bureaucracy of causing a rift in the MVA allies. Speaking on the completion of one year as Congress state unit chief, Thorat said, "Organisational strengthening is an ongoing process. We have to now focus on strengthening the party, ideology and creating new leaders. A state working committee will be announced soon." While admitting that times were difficult politically for the Congress, Thorat said the strength of the party was its sustainable ideology.

Organisational strengthening is an ongoing process. We have to now focus on strengthening the party, ideology and creating new leaders. A state working committee will be announced soon.