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Opposition chief Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday claimed preparations are on to exchange Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on “health grounds” after admitting him to a hospital.

He additionally claimed Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar met in Pune not too long ago amid hypothesis about Shinde’s possible substitute and in view of “talks among MLAs loyal to Ajit that he could be made the chief minister”.

The buzz concerning the “health” of Shinde, who was at his native village in Satara, grew louder after his supporter and MLA Sanjay Shirsat not too long ago claimed the CM has fallen sick as he works for twenty-four hours, PTI reported.

“Information is coming out about ongoing preparations to admit Eknath Shinde in a hospital and replace him with a new chief minister,” Wadettiwar instructed a press convention in Gadchiroli metropolis.

The Leader of Opposition within the Maharashtra Assembly additionally claimed the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has acknowledged that Shinde is just not holding nicely.

“I fear that he (Shinde) may be admitted to a hospital for two months and may be replaced on medical grounds. People of Maharashtra are asking whether preparations are on to admit Shinde in a hospital on medical grounds,” the senior Congress chief mentioned.

Notably, Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana additionally referred to MLA Shirsat’s declare about Shinde’s “sickness”.

“Shinde works for 24 hours, but it does not reflect anywhere in the state. If he has lost his sleep from the fear of losing his post anytime, it cannot be termed that he is working round-the-clock,” the Saamana mentioned in its editorial on Monday.

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“If Shirsat’s claims are true, Shinde should be admitted to an ICU and kept away from meeting (Deputy CMs) Devendra Fadnavis or Ajit Pawar. Shinde should be admitted to a good hospital in Mumbai or Thane,” the editorial mentioned sarcastically.

Interestingly, senior Congress chief Prithviraj Chavan final month claimed that Ajit Pawar, who’s a part of the Shiv Sena-BJP authorities, shall be appointed because the chief minister round August 10.

This declare was dismissed by senior BJP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Fadnavis had mentioned Ajit Pawar was nicely conscious of the truth that he will not grow to be the chief minister and the identical was conveyed to him through the conferences held earlier than July 2, when he joined the state authorities with eight MLAs of NCP. (PTI)