Double-engine govt has derailed in Maharashtra, state regressed by 10 years: Congress

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole Friday alleged that the state has regressed by 10 years in the first year of the ldquounconstitutional insensitive and corruptrdquo Eknath ShindeDevendra Fadnavis government and that the doubleengine has derailed PTI reportedShinde took oath as the chief minister on June 30 last year after his rebellion split the original Shiv Sena and triggered the fall of the Uddhav Thackerayled Maha Vikas Aghadi government in which the Congress was a ruling partnerPeople of the state wish that this ldquomisgovernancerdquo should end soon Patole said Due to a parttime home minister criminals are roaming scottfree the police are lethargic and there is a rise in crimes against women alleged the Congress leaderDeputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis holds the home portfolioLike the FoxconnVedanta semiconductor project which moved to neighbouring Gujarat the state has lost several projects billions in investment and millions of jobs he claimedldquoIt has been a year since the Maha Vikas Aghadi government was overthrown by a conspiracy and the ShindeFadnavis government was formed This year has been marked by treachery and dishonesty with the people of Maharashtra and the state has regressed by at least 10 yearsrdquo Patole allegedHe said the selfrespecting people of Maharashtra do not want this ldquounconstitutional insensitive and corruptrdquo government and want it to go as soon as possiblePatole claimed that all the decisions taken during the formation of this government have been termed wrong by the Supreme CourtThe government was formed by misusing the Raj Bhavan giving khoke money to the MLAs and under the fear of ED CBI action he said ldquoThis government itself is unconstitutional but even after the Supreme Court decision the alliance is clinging to the chairrdquo he saidThe Shiv SenaBJP government has not taken any welfare decisions during the past year the Congress leader allegedAlso readTamil Nadu Guvs action dangerous for democracy Fadnavis must stop political cricket says NCPldquoWhen the farmers are in distress due to heavy rains and hailstorms the government only announces help but not a single penny reaches themrdquo he saidSoybean and cotton are piled up in farmers homes due to massive drops in prices During the seven months of the Shinde government from July 2022 to January 2023 Patole claimed that 1023 farmers committed suicide in the stateThe law and order situation in the state has deteriorated and riots have taken place in 20 places in the last four months said PatoleldquoMumbai was known as a safe city for women in the country but girls are being abused killings of women have increased while more than 4000 women and girls have disappeared in the state Even in cities like Pune girls are attacked in broad daylightrdquo he saidThe state does not have a fulltime home minister Patole saidldquoHe is incharge of sixseven departments and has the guardianship of six districts So he is unable to pay attention to the home departmentrdquo the Congress leader saidWhile Maharashtra has always been a leading state industrially the present government has destroyed it said PatoleHe claimed that ldquoa Rs 15 lakh crore joint venture like VedantaFoxconn and projects that could potentially create more than 1 lakh jobs were given to GujaratrdquoTata Airbus project a bulk drug park a medical device park and a marine academy have all moved out of Maharashtra he said ldquoMore than 2 lakh jobs have also been lost as industries have moved out of the staterdquo he saidThe Congress legislator said 35 lakh students in the state prepare for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC exams but they are not held on time and there is confusion regarding these examsThe fate of the children from poor and ordinary families in villages who dream of becoming officers is at stake ldquoPeoples money is being squandered on events and publicity without doing any work and the doubleengine government has derailed in Maharashtrardquo he added PTI