State govt will not take part in anything but Census: Awhad

February 18, 2020 14:41

Indicating that the Maharashtra government, led by Shiv Sena-NCP alliance, may not implement the National Population Register in the state, NCP on Monday said that their government will not take part in any central government's process but the Census.

"Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that Maharashtra govt will help in collecting data for the Census which is conducted in the country every 10 years. But if anyone tries to do anything beyond it, then the state govt will not take part in it," the Minister said.

Awhad made the comments while addressing a public gathering in Thane on Monday.

Many non-BJP ruled states, including Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan, have refused to implement NPR and the Citizenship Amendment Act in their respective states.

The opposition parties are claiming that the NPR exercise is linked to the National Register of Citizens (NRC).Awhad's comments are significant as their alliance partner in the Maharashtra state government, Shiv Sena, broke away from the BJP last year.

Shiv Sena had contested elections in coalition with the BJP and their alliance got a majority, but the long-term partners parted ways over the issue of rotational chief ministership.

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