Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray asks for 'wet drought' to be declared due to unseasonal rain in meet with Maharashtra guv
Aaditya Thackeray and other Sena leaders submitted a memorandum to the governor seeking 'all possible help' for farmers and fishermen affected by heavy rains.
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Aaditya Thackeray today asked Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to declare a wet drought owing to unseasonal rain
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Heavy post-monsoon showers in various areas in Maharashtra have prompted this demand, Aaditya told reporters
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Aaditya and other Sena leaders submitted a memorandum to the governor seeking all possible help for farmers and fishermen
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray today asked Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to declare a wet drought owing to unseasonal rain in various parts.
File photo of Aditya Thackeray. PTI
Heavy post-monsoon showers in various areas in Maharashtra have prompted this demand, Aaditya told reporters after meeting Koshyari at Raj Bhavan with Sena leaders and legislators in tow.
Aaditya and other Sena leaders submitted a memorandum to the governor seeking "all possible help" for farmers and fishermen affected by heavy rains.
Asked about the delay in government formation in Maharashtra after the October 21 elections, Aaditya said his party has given all authority in the matter to Sena chief and his father Uddhav Thackeray.
The Sena delegation included Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde, who was earlier in the day elected the party leader in the state legislature. At the party meeting, Shinde's candidature was proposed by Aaditya Thackeray, whose name was also doing the rounds for the post.
The election was announced at the meeting of the newly-elected Sena MLAs at party office Sena Bhawan in Dadar area.
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