Nagpur: Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday demanded an ‘unconditional apology’ from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his ‘My name is not Rahul Savarkar’ remark.

Talking to reporters here, Fadnavis also announced that the BJP would boycott the customary tea party to be hosted by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, on the eve of the winter session of the state Assembly.

Fadnavis also took a dig at the Shiv Sena over its Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut’s remark that his party respects Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and the Congress should not insult Savarkar. “The Shiv Sena seems to be indulging in some kind of trade with the Congress by respecting Nehru and Gandhi. The Sena is helpless for power in State,” the former chief minister said.

Meanwhile, Devendra Fadnavis also said that the winter session which is set to begin from Monday, is a ‘farce’ as the Uddhav Thackeray-led government has not completed the allocation of portfolios to minsters. Fadnavis alleged that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was spreading ‘misinformation’ about the State’s financial condition.

The BJP leader said the financial condition of Maharashtra was ‘better’ than other States of the country. He also demanded that the State government disburse Rs 23,000 crore to farmers for waiving their outstanding loans.