Mumbai: Amid the ongoing protests against the CAA in Maharashtra, the state CM and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray have decided to support the Modi government, giving a jolt to coalition partners NPR and Congress. Thackeray has made it clear that he will implement the CAA and National Population Register (NPR) in the state. This decision of his can work to raise tensions between his allies Congress and Nationalist Congress Party in the state.

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While talking to the media on Friday, February 21, 2020, Thackeray said, "I had a conversation with PM Modi on many issues related to Maharashtra. Where I also talked with him on CAA, NPR and NRC. No one needs to fear CAA. NPR will not drive anyone out of the country." The Chief Minister's statement came after a meeting with Prime Minister Modi and after that, he had a courtesy meeting with the interim President of Congress Sonia Gandhi.

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According to the information received, Congress General Secretary Mallikarjun Kharge, who is in charge of Maharashtra affairs, has taken the exception of Thackeray's statement and said that the decision to implement CAA and NPR in the state is not going to be one sided. He said that the issue of NPR will be taken up by the state-level coordination committee. He called it a courtesy call and claimed that there was no talk about NPR between Sonia and Thackeray.

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