By PTI
MUMBAI: In a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday stated the present chief minister doesn’t sit at house however excursions the state and meets individuals.
He additionally stated the alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will win the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls.
Thackeray was typically accused by the BJP of not stepping out of Mumbai throughout his tenure because the chief minister (November 2019- June 2022) and largely utilizing his residence for conferences.
Fadnavis stated MLA Ashish Shelar was requested to take up the submit of Mumbai BJP to make sure victory within the BMC polls and exuded confidence the latter will win the “match”.
“When the BMC polls passed off final time with Shelar was Mumbai BJP president, the celebration received 82 seats (within the 227-member civic physique in 2017).
We had been prepared to put in our mayor however took two steps again for our ally (Shiv Sena) and allowed them to have their mayor.
This time the mayor will probably be from the BJP-Sena alliance,” the Deputy CM stated advised a ‘karyakarta melava’ (celebration employee’s conference) right here.
He went on to underline that the actual Shiv Sena, which was following the ideology of its late founder Bal Thackeray, was the one led by CM Shinde.
Fadnavis stated the earlier BJP-led authorities (between 2014 and 2019) started investing Rs 3 lakh crore within the metropolis and surrounding areas by way of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and this was doable as a result of robust management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Accusing the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities of not doing something to take the Dharavi redevelopment venture ahead, Fadnavis stated the brand new dispensation beneath Shinde will take away all hurdles within the subsequent three months and realise the dream of giving residents of one of many densest city sprawls on this planet their rightful houses.
“Corruption has gripped the BMC. Of late, Kiritji (former MP Kirit Somaiya) and others have exposed several irregularities. We have seen how the money of citizens has reached the vaults of some people. Every year, we see potholed roads, water-logging, and civic projects continue to linger for years,” he alleged.
“These are not projects but milch cows for some people to have ‘malai’ (clotted cream, but used to signify bribes, kickbacks, a commission in political parlance). During COVID, they (those ruling BMC) were not concerned about people but how they could get benefited. Every day, new firms used to be formed, which would decide what needs to be purchased and bag a civic order,” the senior BJP chief additional alleged.
Fadnavis stated it was the duty of the alliance to make sure the dream of Bal Thackeray for Mumbai is realised, as those that got here to energy taking the latter’s title turned “self-centric” and crushed that dream by ignoring the widespread Mumbaikar.
He stated within the run-up to the civic polls, sure segments will increase “emotional” points and declare that there was a ploy to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra.
“I request them to at least change the dialogue. For how long will you survive on that same dialogue,” Fadnavis stated in an obvious swipe on the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Sena.
“The other dialogue they say is ‘Mumbai will not bow down before Delhi’. Mumbai is the financial capital and Delhi is the political capital. When any CM from Maharashtra goes to Delhi, they will say he is bowing to ‘Delhishwars’,” he stated.
Delhi is the capital of the nation and one has to go there, or else how would state tasks be accomplished, Fadnavis questioned.
Without naming Uddhav Thackeray, the BJP chief stated “you went to Delhi, not in the interest of Maharashtra but to bow before Congress president Sonia Gandhi”.
“I would like to say, yes, Mumbai will not bow down before Delhi but in the interest of Mumbaikars, if the CM and I have to go to Delhi many times, we will go,” Fadnavis added.
He stated Janmashtami was celebrated with full pomp and fervour on Friday and guaranteed that beneath the Eknath Shinde dispensation, festivals like Ganeshotsav, Navratri, Shiv Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti and many others will probably be celebrated throughout the state with comparable gusto.
“Now, the CM will not sit at home and nor will he allow you to remain at home,” he stated, taking a jibe at Uddhav Thackeray.
MUMBAI: In a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday stated the present chief minister doesn’t sit at house however excursions the state and meets individuals.
He additionally stated the alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will win the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls.
Thackeray was typically accused by the BJP of not stepping out of Mumbai throughout his tenure because the chief minister (November 2019- June 2022) and largely utilizing his residence for conferences.
Fadnavis stated MLA Ashish Shelar was requested to take up the submit of Mumbai BJP to make sure victory within the BMC polls and exuded confidence the latter will win the “match”.
“When the BMC polls passed off final time with Shelar was Mumbai BJP president, the celebration received 82 seats (within the 227-member civic physique in 2017).
We had been prepared to put in our mayor however took two steps again for our ally (Shiv Sena) and allowed them to have their mayor.
This time the mayor will probably be from the BJP-Sena alliance,” the Deputy CM stated advised a ‘karyakarta melava’ (celebration employee’s conference) right here.
He went on to underline that the actual Shiv Sena, which was following the ideology of its late founder Bal Thackeray, was the one led by CM Shinde.
Fadnavis stated the earlier BJP-led authorities (between 2014 and 2019) started investing Rs 3 lakh crore within the metropolis and surrounding areas by way of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and this was doable as a result of robust management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Accusing the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities of not doing something to take the Dharavi redevelopment venture ahead, Fadnavis stated the brand new dispensation beneath Shinde will take away all hurdles within the subsequent three months and realise the dream of giving residents of one of many densest city sprawls on this planet their rightful houses.
“Corruption has gripped the BMC. Of late, Kiritji (former MP Kirit Somaiya) and others have exposed several irregularities. We have seen how the money of citizens has reached the vaults of some people. Every year, we see potholed roads, water-logging, and civic projects continue to linger for years,” he alleged.
“These are not projects but milch cows for some people to have ‘malai’ (clotted cream, but used to signify bribes, kickbacks, a commission in political parlance). During COVID, they (those ruling BMC) were not concerned about people but how they could get benefited. Every day, new firms used to be formed, which would decide what needs to be purchased and bag a civic order,” the senior BJP chief additional alleged.
Fadnavis stated it was the duty of the alliance to make sure the dream of Bal Thackeray for Mumbai is realised, as those that got here to energy taking the latter’s title turned “self-centric” and crushed that dream by ignoring the widespread Mumbaikar.
He stated within the run-up to the civic polls, sure segments will increase “emotional” points and declare that there was a ploy to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra.
“I request them to at least change the dialogue. For how long will you survive on that same dialogue,” Fadnavis stated in an obvious swipe on the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Sena.
“The other dialogue they say is ‘Mumbai will not bow down before Delhi’. Mumbai is the financial capital and Delhi is the political capital. When any CM from Maharashtra goes to Delhi, they will say he is bowing to ‘Delhishwars’,” he stated.
Delhi is the capital of the nation and one has to go there, or else how would state tasks be accomplished, Fadnavis questioned.
Without naming Uddhav Thackeray, the BJP chief stated “you went to Delhi, not in the interest of Maharashtra but to bow before Congress president Sonia Gandhi”.
“I would like to say, yes, Mumbai will not bow down before Delhi but in the interest of Mumbaikars, if the CM and I have to go to Delhi many times, we will go,” Fadnavis added.
He stated Janmashtami was celebrated with full pomp and fervour on Friday and guaranteed that beneath the Eknath Shinde dispensation, festivals like Ganeshotsav, Navratri, Shiv Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti and many others will probably be celebrated throughout the state with comparable gusto.
“Now, the CM will not sit at home and nor will he allow you to remain at home,” he stated, taking a jibe at Uddhav Thackeray.
