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BIG STORY                                                         NOVEMBER 22, 2024        |  The Indian Eye                    5



        Maha Vikas Aghadi has handed over                                                                     this election in their own hands. The
        its ‘remote control’ to those who in-                                                                 government running in the state is a
        sulted Balasaheb Thackeray.”                                                                          government of loot and lies. People
            “Mumbai is a city that believes                                                                   are upset. The public is excited about
        in connecting people. Unfortunately,                                                                  this election and the people want an
        the Congress and the Maha Aghadi                                                                      NDA-BJP government to be formed
        seem focused on dividing them in-                                                                     in the state...our government will be
        stead. People from all communities                                                                    formed with an absolute majority...,”
        live in harmony in Mumbai, but the                                                                    Devi said.
        Maha Aghadi is busy inciting ten-                                                                         Meanwhile, Union Home Min-
        sions between different castes. The                                                                   ister Amit Shah attacked Congress
        Congress’s Shahi parivaar harbors                                                                     during  his  rally  in  Jharkhand’s  Gi-
        animosity towards Dalits, backward                                                                    ridh. Amit Shah said, “Hemant
        classes, and Scheduled Tribes (STs).                                                                  Soren government has not allowed
        They seem desperate for power,                                                                        to implement schemes of PM Modi
        much  like  a  fish  out  of  water,”  the                                                            as it is mired in corruption. We will
        PM said.                                                                                              ensure industries in Jharkhand so
            He further said that Mumbai is a                                                                  that the laborers do not have to go to
        city that believes in connecting peo-  A glimpse of the gathering during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting    other states for work. Hemant Soren
        ple, but unfortunately, the Congress                     in Mumbai on Thursday (ANI)                  is not bothered to build industries in
        and the Maha Aghadi seem focused                                                                      Jharkhand or create electricity. There
        on dividing them instead.             Kharge also took a jibe at the   to power by any means. But people   are mines of aluminium and iron ore
            But Congress National President                                                                   but Hemant Soren is not bothered
        Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday    BJP and said that regular visits of   have also determined that MVA will   that they are manufactured here. He
                                          PM Modi, Amit Shah and prominent
                                                                            come to power in these elections in
        said that in his 53 years of experi-  leaders of the party show that they   Maharashtra.”             is only concerned about allowing the
        ence in politics, he never witnessed   are nervous. He further slammed   Meanwhile in Jharkhand, Union   infiltrators to enter Jharkhand.”
        the Prime Minister and Union Home   the current Mahayuti government,   Minister Annapurna Devi alleged    Amit Shah said that it has been
        Minister campaigning in every seg-  saying that this government is not   that the Jharkhand government   decided  in  the  first  phase  of  elec-
        ment in the state assembly elections.  formed  on  the  basis  of  ideology,   headed by Chief Minister Hemant   tions that the Bharatiya Janata Party
            “I have 53 years of experience                                                                    (BJP) would form the government in
        (in politics), and I have contested 13   rather it is formed after playing the   Soren is a “government of loot and   the state and the Jharkhand Mukti
                                                                            therefore people are upset”. The lat-
                                          situation.
        elections and won all of them except   Kharge said, “PM Modi, Union   est attack came a day after the first   Morcha (JMM) would be turfed out.
        one in 2019. Following this, I became   Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Min-  phase of polling for 43 assembly seats   But Jharkhand Chief Minister
        a  member  of  the  Rajya  Sabha  and   isters of various states are coming   in Jharkhand was held on November   Hemant Soren on Thursday alleged
        became the Leader of Opposition   here again and again which shows   13. Elections on the remaining 38   that the Bharatiya Janata Party lead-
        there. Given the assembly elections   they are nervous. They want Maha   seats will be conducted on Novem-  ers are trying to divide the society
        of Maharashtra, big leaders of the   Vikas Aghadi not to come to power,   ber 20. The counting of the votes will   between “Hindus and Muslims and
        BJP including the PM, Union Home   because the government they had   take place on November 23.       create communal tension.”
        Minister,  and  CMs  of  BJP-ruled   made,  is  made  after  breaking  and   The Union Minister also hit out   “We will form the government
        states are campaigning in Maharash-  playing the situation, which  doesn’t   at the Jharkhand government head-  in Jharkhand again as we have for
        tra. I have never seen the Prime Min-  last long. Most importantly, this gov-  ed by Hemant Soren. “There is a lot   the development of the public. BJP
        ister or Union Home Minister cam-  ernment is not based on any ideolo-  of enthusiasm among the people and   leaders from Assam, Chhattisgarh,
        paigning in every segment in the state   gy, so that’s why they want to come   the people of the state have taken   Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
        assembly elections,” Kharge said ad-                                                                  Bihar, Gujarat and Maharashtra are
        dressing a press conference in Pune.                                                                  coming here to fool people. They are
            He further said that the BJP                                                                      trying to divide the society between
        failed to speak about the (main) is-                                                                  Hindus and Muslims and create
        sues  like  inflation,  unemployment,                                                                 communal tension. This is their USP
        and investment. “As normally during                                                                   and strength,” Soren said addressing
        the state elections, the state leaders’                                                               a public rally in Bokaro.
        campaign...They are also abusing                                                                          He  further  asserted  that  the
        the Congress party...They never talk                                                                  INDIA bloc is going to win the
        about issues like inflation, unemploy-                                                                Jharkhand assembly elections by a
        ment, investment,” he added.                                                                          huge margin.
            Exuding confidence in the Maha                                                                        “In  the  first  phase,  the  INDIA
        Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) victory in the                                                                   bloc is winning with a huge margin.
        Maharashtra  Assembly  polls,  Con-                                                                   In the second phase, with double en-
        gress President Mallikarjun Kharge                                                                    thusiasm and strength,” he added.
        on Thursday said that the Congress                                                                    The Jharkhand CM asked the people
        and MVA are going to win elections                                                                    of the state to “use bow and arrow to
        in the state.                                                                                         kill the birds, crows and vultures who
            Congress President Kharge said,                                                                   are conspiring against Jharkhand.”
        “The environment in Maharashtra is                                                                        The high-voltage campaigns in
        good. Congress and MVA are going                                                                      the two  states  just  reveal  how high
        to win. We will give a better govern-   Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shows a copy of the constitution    the stakes are in this election, espe-
        ment to Maharashtra... When Rahul     and a portrait of Birsa Munda during a public meeting for the Maharashtra Assembly    cially in Maharashtra whose capital
        Gandhi comes, another nearby 2-4                      elections in Nanded on Thursday (ANI)           is center of Indian commerce and fi-
        constituencies also get benefited...”                                                                 nancial services.


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