Maharashtra Budget Session 2025: I am not Uddhav Thackeray to stay ongoing projects, says Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday took a dig at Shiv Sena UBT president and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray saying he was not his predecessor to stay on ongoing projects reported news agency PTISpeaking on the motion thanking Governor C P Radhakrishnan for his address to the joint session of the state legislature Fadnavis said decisions made by the previous Mahayuti government were not Eknath Shindes alone but were made in coordinationI am not Uddhav Thackeray to stay ongoing projects Decisions made when Eknath Shinde was the chief minister were not his alone They were mine and Ajit Pawars responsibility as well he said in the House reported PTIHe said the Mahayuti government comprising the BJP Shiv Sena and NCP works in coordination and all alliance leaders are involved in decisionmakingThe chief minister claimed there was a lack of quality news from the media and quality criticism from the opposition partiesHe further rubbished criticism against him for staying projects saying Even if a divisional commissioner stays a scheme or project if they dont fulfil the Central government guidelines it is said that I have put the stay reported PTIFadnavis said the assembly elections last year had given a huge mandate for the MahayutiPeople have reposed their trust in the Mahayuti and we are working on the future course of action to fulfil their dreams and aspirations he said reported PTIThe chief minister said his government has worked out a 100day plan of work undertaken from talukalevel offices to the Mantralaya which includes improving office records and ensuring peoplefriendly governanceHe said the Quality Council of India QCI will evaluate every department based on its work in 100 days and those who perform well will be felicitated on May 1We want to bring in a new work culture he said reported PTIHe said the Metro 3 line in Mumbai the longest underground metro line in the country will be fully operational by June 2025 and all metro lines will be operational by 2027Fadnavis slammed the Opposition parties for allegedly praising Gujarat for attracting investments claiming that Maharashtra has three times more investment than the neighbouring stateStop praising Gujarat At this rate the state wont have to advertise itself he saidHe further said that the proposed 802kilometre NagpurGoa Shaktipeeth Expressway which will cover 12 districts most of them in Marathwada is not just a road but a growth engineThe expressway will boost economic development in Marathwada and connect Konkan and south Maharashtra to central India Fadnavis said reported PTIThe proposed highway aims to traverse through 12 districts of Maharashtra Wardha Yavatmal Hingoli Nanded Parbhani Beed Latur Dharashiv Solapur Sangli Kolhapur and Sindhudurg before entering GoaThe chief minister said the project faced opposition in Kolhapur but said 200 farmers from five talukas of the district assured support when he met them on ThursdayWith inputs from PTI