Will come back, says Fadnavis after Thackeray's jibe in war of raillery between treasury, Oppn in Assembly

The Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday witnessed verbal swordplay between Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his predecessor Devendra Fadnavis as the former taunted that he was in the House though he never said "Me punha yein" (I will come back), an election slogan of the BJP leader who retorted that he will return as CM and they only have to wait for some time.

"I will not hesitate to admit that we have been good friends for a long time. Had you listened to us, I would have been sitting at home watching today's developments on TV," Thackeray said after Fadnavis, leader of the state BJP legislature unit, was named the new Leader of Opposition in the House by Speaker Nana Patole.

"I never said I will come back, but I came in this House," the Shiv Sena chief said during his congratulatory speech, adding, "I can assure this House and people of Maharashtra that I will not do anything at midnight. I will be working for the interests of the people."
Appealing to the House to minimise farmers woes, Thackeray said, "The aim of this government is not only to waive farmers loans but we also need to reduce his worries as well."