Sena blames miscommunication for skipping meet
January 13, 2020 16:20
After giving the opposition meet called by Congress to discuss the issues of Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens a miss, the Shiv Sena on Monday declared that CAA in its current form would not be implemented in Maharashtra.
Putting to rest rumours that were sparked by the Senas flip-flops on attending the meeting, senior party leader Sanjay Raut blamed some miscommunication and said all three parties in Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi are on the same page.
Sena had earlier in the day claimed that it was "not aware" of the opposition parties meeting convened by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and that it had not received a formal invitation.
"We are not aware of such a meeting. We have not been invited for it. So, we have not taken any decision on it so far," said Shiv Senas group leader in Lok Sabha Vinayak Raut.
But observers said that the decision not to attend the meeting was just an attempt to buy more time to firm up its stand on CAA, which has sparked massive protests across the country.
The party had voted in favour of the bill in Lok Sabha, but abstained in Rajya Sabha after being pressured by the Congress and NCP.
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