PUNE: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the MVA government of promoting a culture of corruption and touts since coming to office.
He also claimed that Shiv Sena ditched BJP and compromised on the Hindutva agenda for the lure of power, report & Shiladitya Pandit.
At a BJP workers’ meet ahead of the civic polls in February, Shah said: “They have given a new meaning to the term DBT (direct benefit transfer). While Congress has taken ‘D’ for dealer, Sena has ‘B’ for broker and NCP ‘T’ for transfer-cut money.
Amit Shah likens MVA govt to an auto with 3 flat tyres
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday described the MVA government in the state as “an autorickshaw with three punctured tyres — all going in different directions and barely working. It just emits gas and increases pollution”. He went on to dare MVA functionaries to step down and together fight an election against BJP.
“I was in a power-sharing alliance talk with the Shiv Sena for the 2019 assembly polls. It was decided that Devendra Fadnavis will be the chief minister and the elections will be fought under his leadership. But BJP was backstabbed by Sena, which was eyeing the CM’s post. Sena compromised with the agenda of Hindutva for power,” Shah said.
He said BJP was being blamed for inflation when the Centre had cut tax on fuel. He said many states cut the tax, but not Maharashtra. “Maharashtra government instead reduced the levy on liquor,” Shah said.
He said the Pune Municipal Corporation polls will script the fall of the MVA government. Prior to the party workers’ meeting, Shah unveiled a statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar and laid the foundation for a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the new main building of PMC.
He also addressed the ‘Convocation 2021’ at the Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM).
At PMC, Shah said: “Congress has not left any opportunity to keep Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar away from the mainstream. BJP wants to acknowledge the works of Ambedkar and bring him into limelight.”
“Ambedkar has played a major role in making the Constitution a reality. The unification of society across classes could become possible due to this Constitution. His contributions pre- and post-Independence are remarkable,” Shah said, adding that the celebration of Constitution Day has been started by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
At VAMNICOM, he said the Centre is working on a new policy for cooperatives. He said a central university for cooperative management is in the works.
