Congress MP and senior advocate Manu Singhvi on Friday launched a pointed attack on the Central government, accusing it of hollowing out cooperative federalism and transforming it into a tool of political control.
Speaking to ANI, Tharoor highlighted the Vizhinjam Seaport project as a symbol of cooperative federalism, praising its successful commissioning in Thiruvananthapuram despite political differences.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 27th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Maharashtra's Pune on Saturday to resolve disputes and promote cooperative federalism among respective members of the council.
Kesvan accused the DMK government and said that by opposing a progressive NEP for politically motivated reasons the spirit of cooperative federalism was being betrayed.
BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan on Friday lashed out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the "Hindi language-orientated events in non-Hindi speaking states could be avoided."
With several opposition members attacking the government alleging discrimination between states in the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back over the allegations and said budgets presented during the Congress-led UPA government also did not name most of the states
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday lashed out at NITI Aayog, accusing it of being 'blatantly partisan', and claimed that the advisory body has not fulfilled its intended purpose of promoting cooperative federalism.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha attended the Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday and said that the deliberations and decisions of this Governing Council meeting would go a long way towards strengthening the cooperative federalism of the country.
"The obstructive opposition, with its shameful boycott, is indulging in dangerous, divisive federalism. They are betraying the very spirit of cooperative federalism, wrecking the well-being and harming the interest of the respective states and people by trying to use them as political pawns,
Stating that the regional aspirations should be given the maximum attention, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he would never want a state to face obstacles in its path to progress, and will instead look forward to help the state achieve its target.
"Thank you @PMOIndia @narendramodi for your wishes. We will be looking forward to your cooperation to realise cooperative federalism in letter and spirit," a tweet from Karnataka CM's official handle said.