Maharashtra Politics: Chhagan Bhujbal Skips Gondia Flag Hoisting Amid Guardian Minister Row; Mangal Prabhat Lodha To Attend

Mumbai: The ongoing war over the district guardian ministership between the Mahayuti alliance partners took an interesting turn on Wednesday when food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal expressed his inability to attend Independence Day flag hoisting at Gondia.

Instead, skills, employment and innovation minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha will be doing the honour.

Nashik Event Assigned to Girish Mahajan

It is said that Bhujbal is unhappy over being denied the opportunity to unfurl the national flag at Nashik, the district he has represented for more than two decades. BJP minister Girish Mahajan is attending the Independence Day event at Nashik.

Health and Scheduling Issues Cited

Bhujbal said that since he was unable to go to Gondia and the government has decided to depute Lodha for the flag hoisting. On the other hand, Babasaheb Patil, minister for cooperation and the district guardian minister for Gondia, cited a knee surgery for his inability to grace the event.

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Last-Minute State Government Decision

Left with no option, the BJP-led state government asked Lodha, a resident of Mumbai and also the co-guardian minister for the Mumbai suburban district, to go all the way to Gondia for the flag hoisting.