Maha parties woo independents who might play kingmakers
NCP-SP Maharashtra state president Jayant Patil and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat have already begun contacting many independent candidates, just in case the MVA falls short of a majority.
NCP-SP Maharashtra state president Jayant Patil and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat have already begun contacting many independent candidates, just in case the MVA falls short of a majority.
"This time, more than Rs 2,000 crore was spent in the elections to defeat the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The money came from Adani. If we form the Maharashtra government, we will investigate Adani, and First Information Reports (FIRs) will be registered against him," Raut alleged.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his statements about the Constitution of India, at Chimur in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, where he addressed an election rally on Saturday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the Congress and the Maha Vikas Aghadi at election rallies in Chandrapur, Umerkheda, and Hingoli in Maharashtra.
“They (the Congress-backed MVA) will withdraw funds from Maharashtra and send the cash to Delhi,” the Union home minister said while addressing a poll rally in Maharashtra.
He said, "This is completely different from the BJP-NDA model, where there is an agenda of serving the people, a positive approach to governance, and no war of words."
After Maha Vikas Aghadi's call for protest march over Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse incident, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavais said on Sunday that the agitation is completely political and MVA or Congress, never respected Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Maha Vikash Aghadi (MVA) ally, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday issued a clarion call to the people asking them to participate in Saturday’s Maharashtra Bandh (shutdown) wholeheartedly to protest against ‘perverse mentality’ in the state, here.
He said Mumbai and Bollywood have an unbreakable bond and this decision will have a big impact on cine business, the actors and workers that are dependent on the film industry.
He also said that the rebel MLAs have taken a very wrong step and said that the MVA government will complete the rest of the remaining years of the five-year tenure in office.
