MUMBAI: A day after chief minister Uddhav Thackeray met NCP chief Sharad Pawar to thrash out differences between the allies on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Population Register (NPR), Thackeray on Sunday announced the setting up of a three-party panel of ministers which will look at “problems” that could emerge during NPR’s implementation in the state.“I have made my stand on the issue of CAA very clear and we are still discussing the issue with the allies. Though on the surface there seems to be no problems with NPR, a decision to form a committee with members of the three parties has been taken to take a closer look at the problems that could arise with it," said Thackeray on the eve of the budget session, his first full-fledged one in the assembly as CM.The move to set up a panel is a concession by the CM to his allies who have, in principle, opposed the NPR while he has likened it to the Census. The panel represent the coalition’s intent to present a common front in the house during the session.On Friday, Thackeray along with his son and cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray had met Prime Minister Modi and afterwards Thackeray had said CAA and NPR will be implemented in the state. "No one needs to fear CAA. The NPR is not going to throw anyone out of the country," he said, prompting his allies to caution the need for more circumspection and consultation with allies on the issue.Subsequently, a meeting was held by Thackeray, deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar to forge a joint strategy on the issues. A senior minister said the government is expecting the opposition to try and exploit differences between the ruling allies on issues like CAA, NPR, Elgar Parishad and Savarkar.Thackeray on Sunday drew a distinction between the Aghadi’s and the BJP’s handling of sensitive issues saying Maharashtra has seen several anti-CAA protests but no riots or law and order problems. "In Delhi, where the police is under the Centre, a mob enters JNU and assaults students. In my opinion they were no less than terrorists. In UP, there were riots and police action on anti-CAA protestors," he said.Regarding the Elgar Parishad case, Thackeray said he did not hand it over to the NIA, it was the Centre using powers vested with it which transferred the case to the central agency. "There is no question of me handing over the case to NIA. We are upset with the manner in which it was taken away. It looked like they questioned the competency of the state investigating agency. We are upset about it and have conveyed the same to the Centre," said Thackeray.Asked why the BJP, his ally in the previous government, boycott the customary tea party on the eve of the session, he said the party was only criticising him for the sake of it and that a capable opposition must also learn to appreciate. "I would like to tell them that our government has stabilised and taken many decisions and I think they cannot digest the fact that people are very happy with our government," said Thackeray.The BJP has demanded a welcome motion to acknowledge the contribution of Veer Savarkar during the budget session. Thackeray said they would decide on it once the sessions begin. "Savarkar and Hindutva is not BJP's property," said Thackeray.