Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde says his govt will last full term, targets Uddhav Thackeray on last day of winter session

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday asserted that the alliance of his Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP will complete its tenure and return to power in the next electionsIn his reply to the oppositions last week resolution in the Legislative Assembly on the last day of the state legislatures winter session he also took swipes at Shiv Sena leader Uddhav ThackerayPeople have responded positively to his governments performance and gave a landslide victory in the recent gram panchayat elections to the ruling alliance Shinde saidOur government will complete the term and come back to power with a thumping majority after the next elections he saidThe opposition had no moral right to target him on corruption as the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government did not enact the Lokayukta Act which his government did and also brought the office of chief minister in its ambit Shinde saidShinde whose rebellion split the Shiv Sena and toppled the Uddhav Thackerayled MVA government in June this year launched a scathing attack on ThackerayI have been attacked and targeted all these months Do not mistake my silence for helplessness I know all inside things the CM saidWithout naming Uddhav Thackeray he said it was ludicrous that someone who did not step out of house despite being chief minister should now speak the language of daring othersAlso Read Complete progress of Maha not possible without Vidarbhas development CM ShindeSomeone had announced a reward to show a chief minister who did not step out of his house for two and a half years We changed the chief minister and government and saved that money Shinde said in a jibe at Uddhav Thackeray who had faced criticism for operating from home during the COVID19 pandemicHe speaks of resigning as a member of the legislature but continues as MLC Member of Legislative Council At least honour the commitment you made in public Shinde said referring to Thackerays announcement of quitting as MLC when he resigned as chief ministerShiv Sena founder and Uddhavs father Balasaheb Thackeray may not have given birth to me but he has given us our ideology It is up to people to decide who carries forward his legacy those who carry it forward or those who sell it for the sake of power he further saidUddhav Thackeray lost the right to touch Bal Thackerays feet the day he joined hands with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party to form the MVA government Shinde saidApologise and be free instead of constantly berating me he addedShindes tirade came a day after Thackeray criticised him for visiting the Rashtirya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in NagpurI carry forward Balasahebs legacy which is why I went to Reshimbagh where RSS office is located and not Govindbagh NCP chief Sharad Pawars residence in Baramati the chief minister saidThe opposition has no right to preach his government how to honour national icons he saidWho asked Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs descendants to show proof that they belong to his family Who deliberately insulted freedom fighter V D Savarkar he asked referring to opposition leaders past statementsHe visited Delhi on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend a Veer Bal Divas program to mark the martyrdom of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh Shinde saidAnd yet I was targeted for visiting Delhiit was an insult to the Sikh guru the chief minister addedHe also spoke about the demolition of actor Kangana Ranauts house in Mumbai arrest of journalists Rahul Kulkarni and Arnab Goswami Union minister Narayan Rane MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana during the MVA governmentTalking about his governments record in the last six months Shinde mentioned that plans are afoot to build helipads in taluka places and develop facilities for night landingHe has approved industrial projects worth Rs 70000 crore and irrigation projects worth Rs 18000 crore which will bring 25 lakh hectares of land under irrigation the CM saidRice growers will be given bonus per hectare he saidSpeaking after him Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar took objection to Shinde devoting most of his speech to attacking Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya ThackerayYou are the chief minister of 13 crore people Let your spokespersons comment outside the House on a person Aaditya who is your sons age The Assembly is meant to discuss and deliberate on policies and programs I request you to leave the past behind the NCP leader saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever