Mumbai: Opposition parties on Monday targeted the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra over contradictory statements given by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde on the number of Pakistani nationals in the state.
On Sunday, Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, rubbished reports about Pakistani nationals missing in the state and said all of them were accounted for.
He said arrangements are being made to deport Pakistani citizens as per the Centre’s directives issued in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
An editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ noted the Fadnavis government has no unanimity over such a sensitive subject.
“Whom should the people trust if the chief minister and deputy chief minister give contradictory statements?” the Uddhav Thackeray-led party asked.
India has announced the revocation of all visas issued to Pakistani nationals from April 27, as tension between the two countries has escalated over the April 22 terror attack, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in Pahalgam town of Jammu and Kashmir.
