Eknath Shinde calls Amit Shah meeting a goodwill visit, says focus was on development

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi was a goodwill visit focused on development works in the constituencies represented by six Members of Parliament MPsSpeaking to reporters after the meeting Shinde said It was a goodwill visit and six of our MPs were there They held a meeting and the discussion focused on development works in their constituenciesWATCH Delhi After meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde says It was a goodwill visit and six of our MPs were there They held a meeting and the discussion focused on development works in their constituenciesOn the Parliamenthellip pictwittercom6Lz3J8bCFRmdash ANI ANI July 14 2026Commenting on the upcoming Parliament Monsoon Session Shinde said It has rained today the Monsoon Session will be goodShinde criticises previous UPA governmentDuring his interaction with the media Eknath Shinde also criticised the previous United Progressive Alliance UPA government and highlighted the Narendra Modi governments welfare initiativesWATCH Delhi Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said Before 2014 many scams took place in the country such as the Commonwealth scam the fodder scam the coal scam This is why in 2014 the public removed the UPA Congress government and brought in Primehellip pictwittercomsZVLWSy4AFmdash ANI ANI July 15 2026He said Before 2014 many scams took place in the country such as the Commonwealth scam the fodder scam the coal scam This is why in 2014 the public removed the UPA Congress government and brought in Prime Minister Modi In these 12 years the country has progressed The Congress used to say remove poverty but did poverty get removed The poor got removed but poverty didnt During his tenure Prime Minister Modi lifted 32 crore people above the poverty line The Modi government is providing free grain to 80 crore peopleUrges support for delimitation and Womens Reservation BillResponding to Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar MP Supriya Sules remarks that her party would first study the delimitation Bill before deciding whether to support it Shinde said he welcomed the possibility of support and accused the INDIA bloc of adopting an inconsistent stand on the issueVIDEO Responding to a question on NCP SP MP Supriya Sules remarks that her party would first study the Bill Delimitation before deciding whether to support it Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde says If they support the Bill it will be a welcome stephellip pictwittercomvKAwN0cKDimdash Press Trust of India PTI_News July 15 2026He said If they support the Bill it will be a welcome step However I believe they are already inclined to support it The INDIA bloc is completely confused One leader says something and then another has to hold a press conference a day later to clarify it Union Home Minister Amit Shah had clearly stated in Parliament that the increase would apply to every state not just BJP or NDAruled states So I do not know where they have brought this new issue from They are merely looking for reasons to oppose the Bill If they have realised that opposing delimitation and the Womens Reservation Bill would invite public backlash as happened in West Bengal then supporting the Bill is the right decision They should support both the Womens Reservation Bill and delimitation Both these Bills should be passed and I am confident they will be passedShinde says legal procedures followed in induction of six MPsShinde also defended the induction of six MPs into the Shiv Sena stating that the move complied with all legal and constitutional requirementsVIDEO Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde says These six MLAs have joined us with the support of the required twothirds majority Before taking this step we completed all legal formalities after consulting constitutional and legal experts The six legislatorshellip pictwittercome7HphZu6Z6mdash Press Trust of India PTI_News July 15 2026He said These six MPs have joined us with the support of the required twothirds majority Before taking this step we completed all legal formalities after consulting constitutional and legal experts The six legislators submitted the necessary documents including written representations and audiovideo evidence to the Lok Sabha Speaker as part of the prescribed procedure and all due formalities were duly completed In a democracy the majority holds significance With these six MPs joining us the Shiv Senas strength has increased Everything has been done in accordance with the law and through the established legislative and parliamentary procedures