Mahayuti faced consequences of Opposition's fake narrative in LS polls: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister CM Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said the Mahayuti allies faced the consequences of the fake narrative surrounding the Constitution created by the Opposition during the Lok Sabha pollsAccording to news agency PTI Ajit Pawar said that the situation has changed and the atmosphere is now conducive for the Mahayuti to continue in power in Maharashtra thanks to the governments peoplecentric schemes He also said that the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA is making promises that it cannot executeThe deputy CM was speaking in his home turf Baramati after unveiling his Nationalist Congress Party NCPs manifesto for the November 20 state elections for 288 assembly seats PTI reported NCP is contesting on 52 seats as part of the Mahayuti alliance with the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party BJP The party unveiled constituencyspecific manifestos for all the seats it is contesting onAjit Pawar who is seeking his reelection from Baramati also expressed confidence that he would retain the assembly seat The Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar has pitted the Deputy CMs nephew Yugendra against himDuring the Lok Sabha polls a fake narrative was spread by the Opposition that the Constitution will be changed which is not possible and will never be The Opposition managed to create a fake narrative about the Constitution and we Mahayuti had to pay for it in the Lok Sabha polls Ajit Pawar said in a press conference in BaramatiHe also mentioned that the blindfold around the eyes of the Lady of Justice at the Supreme Court was removed and the sword was replaced by the Constitution This shows the respect the government has towards the Constitution the deputy CM saidOppn presented schemes which can create additional financial burden on state Ajit PawarAccording to PTI when he was asked if the promises made by the Mahayuti are sustainable Ajit Pawar said that the majority of them can be implementedWe will have to increase the revenue and resources of the state When we present the budget we strive to see where we can save without affecting the poor and marginalised class If we save money the schemes will get funds he saidI heard the speeches made by the opposition parties in which they cast doubts on the promises made by the Mahayuti stating that the state will face a financial crisis But at the same time they are giving more promises than the Mahayuti the state finance minister saidAccording to Ajit Pawar the opposition presented some schemes which can create additional financial burden on the stateIf they are voted to power they wont be able to execute these schemes The other thing is that since the BJP Bharatiya Janata Party which rules the Centre does not share their ideology they wont be able to get support Contrary to that we will get massive support Andhra Pradesh and Bihar are two examples of that and we will be able to run the schemes smoothly he saidAccording to PTI he was also asked if the elderly voters in Baramati are drifting towards his uncle and NCP SP chief Sharad Pawar the deputy CM said that the trend showed so during the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year But for the state assembly polls the trend of Baramatikars has changed and everyone will see it on November 23 on poll results day he saidBaramati is my familyResponding to a question about a challenge he has been facing within his family Ajit Pawar stated that the entire region of Baramati is his family and this strong connection would lead him to victoryI am confident of victory as I have reached out to more than 50 villages and established a dialogue with people he saidWhen asked about the development of Baramati often attributed to the entire Pawar family rather than just himself he said I am not refuting that but I also had a small share compared to the bigger share from othersOn the question of why party leader Ramraje NaikNimbalkar from Phaltan in Satara was not actively participating in the election campaign for NCP Ajit Pawar said he would issue a notice to him seeking an explanation for his absenceHe then highlighted the manifesto for Baramati which includes several key promises such as the establishment of a sports academy a logistics park and a food processing unitAs a Baramati candidate I am proud to announce the manifesto for the constituency Today all the NCP candidates are releasing the manifesto for their respective constituencies I am very happy to see the transformation of Baramati in the past 30 to 35 years Pawar said further emphasising his commitment to making Baramati the most developed tehsil in the countryHe outlined plans to establish an internationalstandard sports academy modelled after those in Punjab and Haryana to provide stateoftheart facilities for athletes For farmers we have decided to set up a food processing unit which will create job opportunities in the region and a logistics park will also be set up in Baramati he addedPawar also shared plans for Baramati to become the first solar energy town in the country As the menace of cancer is increasing we are planning to set up a cancer hospital in Baramati so that patients from rural areas need not go to Pune or Mumbai for treatment he saidWith PTI inputs