Calling the INDIA bloc Ravana, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde said it is anti-democracy
We will ensure they receive relief and the Rs 5,000 interim payout. “We are giving 25,000 sewing machines and cycles to women. He also claimed that the state had provided Rs 60,000 crore to farmers.
They should not lose hope,” said Shinde, addressing his party at the Nesco ground in Goregaon. He said farmers have the first right over him and he will work for them “till the last drop of my blood”. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah had also ensured their strong support to the state’s farmers. Now, we will organise mass weddings for the children of farmers,” he said. “Whether I speak in Marathi or English in the British parliament or go to London, Delhi or a village, they get a stomach ache,” he said in a likely dig at Shiv Sena (UBT). “It was an insult to the institution and the Constitution,” said Shinde.
“Farmers have the greatest right over the state’s treasury. Many trucks full of ration have already been dispatched. He asked shiv sainiks to work 24×7 to ensure farmers receive help and to go to fields with saffron flags on their shoulders. He was referring to the Commonwealth Public Leadership Award and the Statesmanship Award he received in the UK last month. Shinde criticised Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for leading a march to Supreme Court to submit petitions seeking an independent probe into allegations of arbitrary use of power by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and suspension of the special intensive revision process.
Mumbai: Dedicating Shiv Sena ’s annual Dussehra rally on Tuesday to the state’s drought-affected farmers, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde said the state govt and his party are firmly behind them and will not let them face a black Diwali.
Shinde said the opposition is jealous of him, whether he was in London or on a visit to a village.