NCP minister Jitendra Awhad
MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Jitendra Awhad took strong exceptions to Shiv Sena minister Uday Samant calling a meeting on housing without following due protocol. While Awhad is the housing minister, Samant is minister for higher and technical education.
A circular was issued by the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) announcing a meeting on Friday to be chaired by Samant to discuss issues of Sindhdurga and Ratnagiri. Samant was the ex-chairman of the Housing Board and is an MLA from Ratnagiri.
While Awhad did not raise the issue in the weekly cabinet meeting nor has he met Samant, speaking to mediapersons he expressed strong displeasure. As per the rules of business the minister of a concerned department has the right to call the meetings of his department. I just learnt that Uday Samant has called for a meeting of my department without my knowledge. At least the minister should have informed me that he had cal