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sition, accusing them of fearing the Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar said
success of the Ladki Behin Yojana on Thursday that he underscored
and resorting to unfounded allega- that the alliance partners will soon sit
tions against it. down to find solutions on seats where
“Seeing the reach of Ladki Be- more than one nomination is being
hin Yojana, I am pleased to say that filled from MVA.
2.15 crore women have benefitted. “I don’t have much detail about
We are taking our development it because I am not part of all these
agenda to the people. Over the last talks. our other leaders are looking
two years, the Chief Minister has into it, but I know there are some
focused on the state’s progress. The 10-12 seats where two nominations
opposition is so unsettled by Ladki are being filled from the alliance...
Behin Yojana that they keep levelling in the next two-three days we will sit
baseless allegations against it. But if together to find the solution for it,”
you ask women what Rs1,500 means Sharad Pawar said.
to them, they will tell you. Congress, NCP-SCP chief Pawar further
over the years, has not delivered on highlighted that his party will go
its promises, whereas our govern- among the people with their man-
ment has focused on women’s em- ifesto and ideology, exuding confi-
powerment,” Shinde stated. dence in getting support from the
Earlier, Maharashtra minister people of Maharashtra.
and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “We will go among the people
leader Girish Mahajan stated that with a manifesto and our ideology
the Mahayuti government needs to so that we can get the support and
return to power to continue welfare help from the people ...We will be
initiatives for the underprivileged, starting election campaigning from
farmers, laborers, and students. NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar with party candidate from Thane, Jitendra Awhad during his November 6 in the presence of Ra-
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on nomination rally for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Thane on Thursday (ANI) hul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray and
Friday attacked Congress over the myself... I am sure the people of Ma-
‘Shakti scheme’ and said that Con- see that on seats being contested by drashekhar said. harashtra will give us immense sup-
gress makes promises for the sake of Shivsena (UBT), Congress has given “Wherever BJP government is port, Pawar added.
votes. “Yesterday Congress National their candidates as rebels,” he said. in place all the welfare schemes for In an interview, Ashish Shelar,
President Mallikarjun Kharge said “We are not in a number game. women and poor are continued but BJP Mumbai chief on Thursday,
that we should give guarantees as That is why we exchanged our candi- Congress has stopped their scheme criticized Uddhav Thackeray and
much our budget permits and regard- dates on multiple seats based on win- in states ruled by them. They are also Sanjay Raut, asserting that Maha-
ing the difference of opinion within nability criteria,” Bawankule added. saying that post-election they will rashtra recognizes their limitations.
the CM and deputy CM and other Sharpening his attacks on Con- discontinue the Ladki Bahin scheme. He challenged Uddhav Thackeray
ministers...Congress throughout the gress, the Maharashtra BJP chief As party president, I am assuring that to contest the election in his own
country in many states are making said that Congress always does Mus- this will be continued for a full five capacity, stating his poor leadership
false promises and are not imple- lim vote bank politics. “Congress is years in the next term,” he added. and performance.
menting the guarantees...They make the party which does Muslim vote Meanwhile, amid speculations “Maharashtra knows what Raj
these kinds of promises only for the bank party and they ditched them of a friendly fight among Maha Vikas Thackeray is and isn’t. Similarly, it
sake of votes,” Pralhad Joshi said. always. We are trying to bring the Aghadi (MVA) in some seats in state knows Sanjay Raut’s limitations. Let
This comes after Congress Na- Muslim community with us,” Chan- assembly polls, Nationalist Congress Sanjay Raut show his strength by or-
tional President meted out advice to ganizing a rally on his own... leave
the Congress units headed for polls even Sanjay Raut let Uddhav Thac-
cautioning them to announce guar- keray show his strength and contest
antees on the basis of their budget. the election and make government
Also, Bharatiya Janata Party in his capacity. Let him contest elec-
(BJP) Maharashtra President Chan- tions independently and form his
drashekhar Bawankule on Wednes- government. Except for 2014, Shiv
day took a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) Sena hasn’t won any elections under
Chief Uddhav Thackeray and said Uddhav Thackeray’s leadership..” he
that the Congress has compelled Ud- said.
dhav on seat sharing and he was get- “Those who rely on others’
ting so many seats to contest when he strength and speak on their be-
was with the BJP but now is not even half shouldn’t criticize others. Raj
getting 100 seats. Thackeray formed his party with-
Addressing a press conference, out splitting Shiv Sena, building his
Bawankule said that the BJP has al- team. Sanjay Raut, who has never
ways respected Matoshri (Uddhav contested elections and can’t gather
Thackeray’s home) and its legacy. 500-1000 people to listen to him, is
“Congress has compelled Ud- now criticizing Raj Thackeray...this is
dhav Thackeray in seat sharing. With spitting on the sun.” he said.
us, they were getting so many seats As the campaign for Maharashtra
but now they aren’t even getting 100 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde takes a selfie with people during Diwali celebra- reaches a fever pitch, the attacks and
seats to contest. We always respected tions, at Masunda Lake in Thane on Thursday (ANI) counter attacks among the top lead-
Matoshri and its legacy. But now we ers are likely to sharpen even more.

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