MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Monday strongly criticised the Mahayuti government, likening their political conduct to the hubris of the antagonist Duryodhana from the Mahabharata.
The Thackeray camp, in an editorial titled “Duryodhana’s Ego: No Need for a Leader of the Opposition!” in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, claimed that there has been a democratic erosion caused by individual ego. It paints a picture of a ruling establishment that views the role of Leader of Opposition (LoP) not as a constitutional necessity, but as an annoyance to be eliminated.
The editorial coincides with the commencement of the state’s Budget Session, which is notably starting without a designated LoP in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
Drawing a historical parallel, the editorial said that just as Duryodhana refused to grant the Pandavas even a “needlepoint of land”, the current administration is unwilling to concede any constitutional space to the opposition. It characterises this as the “pinnacle of ego”.
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