Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address nine rallies throughout Maharashtra this week, beginning with his first in Dhule on Friday, as part of the BJP’s state assembly election campaign.
PM Modi addressed a rally in Dhule, promising ongoing progress for the state under the Mahayuti administration and attacking the Congress party on a variety of issues. PM Modi further accused the Congress and the INDIA bloc parties of “plotting” against Kashmir following a recent scuffle in the J&K assembly over a motion seeking for the reinstatement of Article 370.
On November 9, PM Modi will speak in Akola at noon and in Nanded at 2 pm. On November 12, he will address rallies in Chimur and Solapur and join a roadshow in Pune in the evening.
His final rallies are planned for November 14 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Raigad, and Mumbai. The 288-seat Maharashtra state legislative assembly election is set for November 20, with results to be counted three days later.
The BJP is running as part of the Mahayuti alliance, which includes chief minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction and Ajit Pawar’s NCP. Opposing them is the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, comprising Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP), and the Congress party.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said that he did not request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a rally in his Baramati constituency, as the contest there is withinn the family. Ajit Pawar, the sitting MLA, is facing his nephew, Yugendra Pawar, who is contesting from the rival Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar.
Sharad Pawar, chief of NCP (SP) said on Thursday that the people of Maharashtra are seeking change and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will work to offer them an alternative after the upcoming state assembly elections.
He also expressed support for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s call for a caste census. Pawar made these remarks at Nagpur airport, ahead of his public meetings related to the November 20 state elections.
Prior to the assembly elections, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra has pledged a number of social initiatives. These consist of ₹4,000 per month for young people without jobs, ₹3,000 per month for women, free state transportation, and debt waivers up to ₹3 lakh for farmers.
Additionally, free medications and health insurance up to ₹25 lakh have been offered. Under the “Ladki Bahin” policy, the current BJP-led government provides qualifying women with ₹1,500, with intentions to raise that amount to ₹2,100.
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Source: HT
