Upping its ante on the "illegitimate" BJP - led Maharashtra government, the Congress on Sunday sought for immediate resignation of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The opposition party's remarks came after the Supreme Court, in an unprecedented hearing on Sunday, asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to produce letters of support, used by Fadnavis in staking claim to form the government in Maharashtra, by 10. 30 a. m. Monday before passing orders on the brewing political drama in the state.
Terming Fadnavis's government an "illegitimate government", former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said that the Congress demands that the state government should tender its resignation without any delay and arrange a floor test on Monday.
"The Maharashtra government has no right to be in power, " he said.
Chavan expressed hope that the Supreme Court would give a verdict on Monday in their favour and in the favour of people of Maharashtra because the current government is "illegitimate" and is not "worthy" to rule for even a day.
"If we were not sure of forming government in Maharashtra, we would not have demanded a floor test, " Chavan said in response to media queries following the Supreme Court's order to defer the hearing on Maharashtra government formation issue while asking Centre to submit the letters of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari inviting Fadnavis and of the BJP leader staking his claim to form the government in the state.
He questioned why the government does not want to hold floor test if it has majority.
"Why they are seeking time for the floor test?
"This is an illegitimate government.
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