No one needs to fear about CAA\, NPR: Uddhav Thackeray after meeting PM Modi

No one needs to fear about CAA, NPR: Uddhav Thackeray after meeting PM Modi

The Maharashtra chief minister also said the prime minister had assured him of extending all cooperation to the Maharashtra government.

Published: 21st February 2020 07:22 PM  |   Last Updated: 21st February 2020 07:22 PM   |  A+A-

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and state tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray with PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday (Photo | Twitter)

By Online Desk

No one needs to fear about the CAA and the NPR is not going to throw anyone out of the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said here on Friday, soon after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

It was the first official meeting between Modi and Uddhav Thackeray since he walked out of the NDA alliance and took over as Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Uddhav was accompanied by his son Aaditya Thackeray.

Dispelling political speculation, Sena leader Sanjay RAut earlier tweeted, "Yes, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will meet PM Modi. This is only a meeting, nothing else should be read into it. Jai Maharashtra."

Thackeray's Shiv Sena was earlier a part of the BJP-led NDA, but formed the "Maha Vikas Aghadi" government in Maharashtra with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after parting ways with the saffron party.

"I had a good discussion with the prime minister over issues concerning Maharashtra. I also discussed the CAA, NPR and NRC with the prime minister. No one needs to fear about the CAA. The NPR is not going to throw anyone out of the country," Thackeray told reporters after the meeting with the prime minister.

He also denied that there was any friction among the constituents of the "Maha Aghadi", while asserting that the Maharashtra government will complete its five-year term.

The Congress and the NCP are reportedly miffed over the chief minister's stand on NPR and CAA.

"There is no friction among the allies. We are going to run the government for five years," Thackeray said.

He also said the prime minister had assured him of extending all cooperation to the Maharashtra government.