CM Uddhav Thackeray Skips PM Modi's Pune Metro Inaugurations: Maharashtra
As PM Narendra Modi integrated the new Pune Metro services, on March 6, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray announced to stay away from the event. Shiv Sena Spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, " The CM will skip the event but we are sending our minister Eknath Shinde. In the absence of the CM, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will represent the government.” The developments came amid ongoing central-state dispute over Nawab Malik.