Bereft of issues, Oppn issues ‘save Constitution’ call, mocks Ajit Pawar
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Opposition parties raise the bogey of the Constitution being changed every time polls are near since they do not have better issues to discuss, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Monday.
Addressing a gathering after Rashtriya Samaj Paksha leader Mahadev Jankar filed his nomination for Parbhani Lok Sabha seat, Pawar said people must not fall prey to such baseless statements.
“The opposition does not have issues. Now they say the ruling alliance, after winning 400 seats, will change the Constitution. It will not happen,” Pawar said.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the Centre has brought about development and given gas and water connections without going into religion and caste angles.
“The Shaktipeeth Highway that the state government is planning will go through Parbhani. It will connect it with south India and western Maharashtra. Krishi vigyan kendras, industrial zones will come up in Parbhani,” Fadnavis said.
BJP leader and Beed Lok Sabha candidate Pankaja Munde said those who point out that Jankar is an outsider must know the one who works keeps moving. Jankar’s journey started in Baramati and he is now in Parbhani, Munde said.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said ‘Mahayuti’ partners are close to finalizing their seat-sharing arrangement and a decision has been taken by the ruling alliance on fielding candidates in Lok Sabha constituencies going to polls in the second phase in April.
“We are close to finalizing the seats and we will announce the arrangement soon,” said the senior BJP leader.
Fadnavis, speaking to the media at the Nagpur airport, was replying to a query on delay by ‘Mahayuti’ allies in deciding distribution of Lok Sabha seats among themselves.
The ruling ‘Mahayuti’ (grand alliance) consists of the BJP, the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the NCP headed by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
However, a decision on distribution of seats going to polls in the second phase has been taken by the alliance constituents, informed Fadnavis without disclosing details.
Maharashtra, which has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second highest after Uttar Pradesh (80), will vote in five phases starting from April 19. In the second phase, eight seats located in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions will see voting on April 26.