My own people betrayed me, says Uddhav Thackeray

By Our Special Correspondent

During a floor test directed by Governor BS Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday after nine Shiv Sena ministers rebelled, saying his own party had betrayed his allies NCP and Congress. The current political crisis in Maharashtra.

“I am thankful to you…my Cabinet colleagues…I thank all of you for the cooperation that you extended in the last two-and-a-half years. I thank the ministers, officials, staff and all…I thank the NCP and Congress for the constant support, but some of...

Patil said the CM had made it clear that both the NCP and the Congress were cooperating, but that it was unfortunate that some of his party members had betrayed him. The CM said he was sorry if anyone insulted or hurt him because of him.

Asked whether today was the last cabinet meeting of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Patil said, "The chief minister has not made any comments on his resignation. The case is currently before the Supreme Court, which has ruled that a forensic examination will take placeThursday. It will be clear after that whether today's cabinet meeting is final or not.

Patil said that the cabinet has given approval to change the name of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv and it has been decided to name the Navi Mumbai International Airport after the famous PWB leader DB Patil.

Meanwhile, when the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde left Guwahati, they said they had not betrayed the Shiv Sena. "We are not rebels ... we are hard core Shiv Sainiks ... we are following the ideals of the late Balasaheb Thackeray ... we are continuing that legacy.