Thorat (71) said he is among the few senior leaders in the MVA after NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar and enjoys cordial relations with leaders of the alliance
Patole, however, said he was not aware of any such move by Thorat and claimed that his predecessor doesn't speak with us, while the BJP said its doors are open if the Congress leader wishes to switch sides.
Thorat said the draft law will be introduced in the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature beginning July 5.
Balasaheb Thorat's comments came a day after Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik said the state government will float global tenders for providing affordable and quality anti-COVID 19 vaccines for free to adult citizens below 45 years of age.
The Maharashtra Congress shared with Thackeray the letter written to him by Gandhi in which she reminded about the common minimum programme (CMP) of the three-party MVA government and its commitment to the welfare of socially backward communities.
The government on Wednesday asked Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate her bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi within a month, saying she is not entitled to the facility following withdrawal of her SPG protection.
Thorat expressed confidence that new district Congress chiefs will help strengthen the party organisation.
Asserting that there was nothing to worry about the survival of the government, Thorat, who heads Revenue department, said the ruling dispensation is stable and functioning properly.
Arrangements are being made to send 24,000 more migrant workers from Maharashtra to their native states, Thorat said.
In a statement, Thorat, who is also the state Congress president, alleged that arbitrary decisions taken by many states regarding migrant workers had worsened the situation.
While some of the leaders gathered at Mantralaya (state secretariat), others, including Uddhav Thackeray himself, took part in the meeting through video conference, an official in the Chief Minister's Office said.
Thorat was speaking at the 'BJP Hatao, Aarakshan Bachao' rally organised by the Congress under his leadership at the Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Mantralaya.
Thorat, who is also the Maharashtra Congress president, said on Sunday the Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) government is being run on the basis of a common minimum programme agreed upon by its constituents.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening at a ceremony to be held at the Shivaji Park in Dadar area here.
The 'Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi', comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress along with some small parties and Independents, has decided to stake claim for government formation in the state after the BJP-led government collapsed on Tuesday.
Chavan had submitted his resignation to the party leadership after the Congress recorded its worst ever performance in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections, winning just one seat.
Maharashtra Government is contemplating a barcoding system that will be put in place across toll plazas in the state to keep in check illegal sand mining.
Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) has come out with its release on Ready Reckoner rates hike by the State government.