Rahul should explain why Shinde stays as home minister,says BJP

“Even now if he is so worried about the Maharashtra government’s rejection of Adarsh report,he should have taken a firm stand demanding the resignation of Shinde,” he said,adding that Gandhi’s concerns about high moral standards were nothing but political opportunism.

“The big question that Rahul Gandhi and Prithviraj Chavan need to answer is that under whose pressure and circumstances was the Adarsh commission report put on hold in monsoon session (July-August). The chief minister took the decision to withhold the report at the eleventh hour. The people should know if there was pressure from the high command to withhold the report and why,” Fadnavis said. “The AICC’s game plan to single out Chavan for the report’s rejection is not going to absolve the central leadership of their responsibilities. The central and state Congress are equally responsible for the cover-up in Adarsh.”

The BJP leader said the state government had tabled the report only after directives from the Bombay High Court.

Earlier,Vinod Tawde,Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council,said,“The chief minister has no right to continue in the government. Now,his own leaders are expressing unhappiness with the decision on Adarsh.”