Amid ‘letter bomb’ row, NCP leader rejects any threat to Maha govt, says ‘coalition has backing of 175 MLAs’

New Delhi: As the letter bomb controversy snowballs with startling revelations coming into public domain on daily basis, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government is at the centre of raging controversy. Opposition has been lambasting the state government and demanding answers from no less than chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Amid the political fireworks, NCP leader Nawab Malik has ruled out any threat to the government and said that the CM will speak at right time and that the Maha Vikas Aghadi has support of more than 175 MLAs.

He also termed as “baseless” the BJP’s allegations against the Shiv Sena-led government on several issues.

Taking a swipe, Malik, who holds Minority Development portfolio, said leaders of BJP must understand that President’s Rule cannot be imposed in a state “just like that”.

‘Have support of 175 MLAs in 288 member assembly’

He claimed the MVA — comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress — has support of more than 175 MLAs.

The state assembly has 288 MLAs.

Malik’s reaction came after a BJP delegation met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday morning and requested him to send a report on current situation in the state to President Ram Nath Kovind.

The BJP has been targeting the Thackeray-led government over former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh’s graft charges against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and also on a purported state intelligence department report on “corruption” in police transfers in Maharashtra.