Maharashtra elections 2024: Why Mahayuti, Union govts keen on undermining Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, asks Congress

Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra elections 2024 the Congress on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by posing questions to him on Maharashtra and asked why the Mahayuti and the Union governments keen on undermining Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajAhead of Prime Minister Modis rallies in Maharashtra Congress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh posed three questions to him including what is his vision to address water scarcity in MarathwadaWhy is the Mahayuti and the Union Government keen on undermining Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ramesh askedRaigad was the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj one of Indias greatest sons whom the Mahayuti Government in Maharashtra and its patron in New Delhi have been undermining Ramesh said in a post on XSeven years ago the PM laid the foundation stone for a 696feet statue of Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai but it has since been silently abandoned by his government he saidIn a petty effort to spite the people of Maharashtra after their stinging debacle on June 4th they removed the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj from its place of prominence outside the Parliament House Ramesh allegedBJP leaders in their attempts to ingratiate themselves to the selfproclaimed divinity have belittled the Chhatrapati by comparing him to the nonbiological PM he saidThe Mahayuti didnt even spare the Chhatrapati from its extortion and loot The 35ft statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in Sindhudurg was made so shoddily that it collapsed within a year of its inauguration by the nonbiological PM himself Ramesh saidWhat is the source of this hatred and constant attempt to belittle the Chhatrapati he askedWhat hope can the Aam Aadmi have from a man who has given jumlas even to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the Congress leader saidHe further asked what is Modis vision to address water scarcity in MarathwadaIn 2019 then Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis promised a Rs 20000 to 25000 crore package to build a water grid from Marathwada that would supply piped drinking water to every village he pointed outSummer this year marked five years of this promise and it was one of the most waterscarce years that Marathwada has faced Ramesh saidMore than 600 villages and 178 hamlets in Marathwada were dependent on water tankers amidst an acute drinking water shortage he saidOnly 1937 drinking water was left in reservoirs What has the BJP done to tackle water scarcity in Marathwada Will the nonbiological PM ever take responsibility for his and his partys failures the Congress leader saidHe also asked why the Indian Railways performed so poorly in the Nanded divisionRailway infrastructure in Nanded division which serves many areas in Marathwada has been subjected to blatant neglect by the Modi government he claimedAccording to data furnished by the South Central Railway SCR in 2021 Nanded has only 35km of route electrification and only 83km of track doubling This puts it at the bottom in terms of electrification and only marginally ahead of the bottom in track doubling compared to other SCR divisions Ramesh saidAdditionally it is the only division in its zone that still has 130km of colonialera metergauge tracks he saidEvery election season Mr Modi is happy to come to Marathwada and ask for votes but the area never sees the progress and development that he speaks of Why has crucial railway infrastructure been neglected in Nanded Does the nonbiological PM have any real vision for bringing development to the Marathwada region Ramesh saidHis remarks come amid campaigning for the Maharashtra elections 2024The counting of votes will take place on November 23