Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde appeared on stage at the India Today Conclave in Mumbai on Wednesday. Shinde was asked about various aspects, from the functioning of the government to allegations against the Delhi government and strategy for the upcoming elections. Opposition parties in Maharashtra have been claiming that the state government is run by Delhi. When asked about the allegation, Shinde said, “When we go to Delhi, we do it for the development of Maharashtra.” When we go to Delhi, we will bring something to Maharashtra.
We are not going to Delhi so that we can become the chief minister, he said. When we go there, we will bring suggestions on railways, roads, irrigation, urban development and bring something to Maharashtra. Shinde said it would be beneficial if there was a government at the Center with the same ideology and Maharashtra would also benefit from it. Talking about the Wadhavan Port, he said crores of rupees have been invested and it will be a game changer. Fishermen will also benefit.
CM Shinde said semiconductor companies are also coming. Navi Mumbai is also currently developing an airport. The opposition will never believe us. Will the Maharashtra Assembly elections be held under your leadership or as a three-wheeler? Regarding this issue, Shinde said that we are a team and we are not greedy for the chairman. We will also work as a team in the future. Who introduced a cash welfare scheme for women? Is this the Ajit Pawar Girls Sisterhood Scheme, the Devabhau Girls Sisterhood Scheme or the Chief Minister’s plan, whose plan should we believe? Regarding this issue, Shinde said that the three of us work together as a team.
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Why is the girl child scheme needed after Mahayut lost the Lok Sabha elections? In this regard, he said that preparations have been carried out for a year and a half. No plan comes out of the blue. Shinde said our government is a government for the poor and we have seen poverty. On the Congress’ allegations of election planning, he said that in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, they made promises, kept them and then stopped. During the Lok Sabha elections, they had said that they would knock on doors and knock on doors, but we did so immediately. We are providing stipends to the Chief Minister’s Women Sisters Scheme, Annapurna Scheme and the unemployed.
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What was the difference between Eknath Shinde before and after becoming CM? Regarding this issue, CM Shinde said there was no change. I was a worker yesterday, I will be a worker today, and I will be a worker tomorrow. He also said he never imagined what he would get. I continued working and got the chief minister’s post as per the people’s wishes. Such a big project has been executed for two years and the industry has full confidence in Ramrajya and we have created an ecosystem for all this.
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He described his government as a government of ordinary people. Regarding the issue of seat sharing, CM Shinde said there is no problem. Regarding the question of Amit Shah’s visit, he said that he should not come to Mumbai, isn’t he in the country? Shinde said Amit Shah had done so much work in the cooperative sector that he waived Rs 10,000 crore for the sugar industry which was going through a tough time. Does anyone know this?
