Bhagat Singh Koshyari Controversies: President Draupadi Murmu on Sunday (February 12) accepted the resignation of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Draupadi Murmu has appointed Ramesh Bais as the new Governor of Maharashtra. Bhagat Singh Koshyari was in controversies for the past several days. Recently, Koshyari had said that ‘Shivaji is the ideal of the old times and I am talking about a new era. From Dr. Ambedkar to Nitin Gadkari, you will find here.
There was a lot of ruckus on this statement of Bhagat Singh Koshyari. BJP MP Udayanraje Bhosale, who is a direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, asked Koshyari to withdraw his remarks. He said, ‘Rashtramata Jijau (mother of the Maratha king) was the guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Nevertheless, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari remarked that Ramdas was Maharaj’s guru. By making such a statement, Koshyari has hurt the sentiments of Shivaji’s followers and entire Maharashtra.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also objected to Koshyari’s statement. He said, ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our God! We owe more allegiance to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj than our parents, because his life is our ideal.
Bhagat Singh Koshyari remained in many controversies
Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been in controversies many times. The BJP failed to form an alliance after the 2019 assembly elections and during that time Governor Koshyari was in favor of President’s rule. The special thing was that Uddhav Thackeray had sought time for the alliance and despite that Koshyari was talking about President’s rule.
There was a dispute over meeting Kangana
Apart from this, there was a conflict between Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and the then CM Uddhav Thackeray on the issue of opening religious places in Maharashtra. At the same time, when there was tension between Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and the state government, at that time the governor had called Kangana for talks.
charge of interference
The Mahavikas Aghadi government had also accused the Governor of interfering in the work of the government. At the same time, there was a rift between the government and the governor on the issue of the election of the assembly speaker. The Uddhav faction had attacked the governor regarding the floor test.
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