Maharashtra CM Fadnavis may move to Delhi, claims Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal

Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday claimed that efforts were underway within the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP to shift Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to DelhiSapkal alleged that the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS wanted Fadnavis to join the Union Cabinet to implement their ideological agenda He further claimed that Fadnavis was being considered for the post of Union Education Minister reported PTISapkal links move to threelanguage policy rowThe Congress leader alleged that the controversy over Maharashtras threelanguage policy and the promotion of Hindi was part of a broader political agendaAccording to Sapkal the developments were linked to efforts within the BJP to elevate Fadnavis to national politicsSpeculation gains momentum after Dharmendra Pradhans resignationSapkals remarks come amid speculation that Fadnavis may be moved to the Centre following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education MinisterThe speculation gained further traction after Fadnavis made a brief visit to New Delhi on July 25 the day Pradhan resigned before returning to Nagpur later the same dayFadnavis dismisses speculationFadnavis however has dismissed reports of a possible move to DelhiWhen asked about his visit to the national capital the chief minister told PTI Today I am in Nagpur and will be going to Mumbai in the evening I am in Mumbai and Maharashtra onlyBalasaheb Fadnavis says nephew Devendra Fadnavis will sooner or later become Prime MinisterMeanwhile Fadnavis paternal uncle Balasaheb Fadnavis on Sunday said he firmly believed that his nephew would sooner or later become the Prime Minister of IndiaBalasaheb Fadnavis a retired banker was speaking at the launch of the book Devabhau based on the life of the chief minister The senior BJP leader is fondly known as Devabhau among his supportersI firmly believe that sooner or later my nephew will become the Prime Minister of India Balasaheb Fadnavis said reported PTIRecalling his nephews early life and political journey Balasaheb Fadnavis said Devendra Fadnavis was a gold medallist in law an excellent orator and someone who never brings politics into family discussions and remains completely relaxed at homeHe added that Devendra Fadnavis life took a decisive turn after he worked under a renowned lawyer in Nagpur before joining the Jana SanghI dont think anyone in history was elected at such a young age he said referring to Devendra Fadnavis becoming the youngest Mayor of Nagpur and the secondyoungest mayor in the country at the age of 27 in 1997 reported PTIBalasaheb Fadnavis remarks come at a time when speculation is rife about Devendra Fadnavis potentially moving to national politics especially following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education MinisterShiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has repeatedly claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Fadnavis to become the countrys next Union Education MinisterWith PTI inputs