Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar has come out with clarification over the Opposition’s allegations that the projects meant for Maharashtra are being shifted to Gujarat.
He said the government wouldn’t have kept quiet if that had been the case.
Pawar accused the Opposition of trying to spread misunderstanding among the youth in the state ahead of the elections.
“They are saying projects are going away, projects are going away. How can this happen? If this was the case, I, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Chief Minister would not have kept quiet,” Pawar was quoted as saying by IE.
“As the elections are drawing close, the Opposition is trying to spread misunderstandings and rumours among youths in the state and is trying to create anger against the government among them,” he said.
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Earlier, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut criticised the state government for another project going to Gujarat.
“The submarine project, which is the first of its kind, is being moved from Sindhudurg district to Gujarat… In the past too, they have taken away a clutch of key projects to Gujarat from Maharashtra. If they want to decorate Gujarat with gold, they can go ahead. But why are they looting Maharashtra?” Raut had said.
When asked about Raut’s statement, Pawar said, “I don’t reply to every Tom, Dick and Harry”, the report mentioned.
Pawar said playing politics against politics is okay but opposing for the sake of opposing is not appropriate, it said.
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“If anything has gone wrong, then our cabinet will take corrective steps. If anyone is resorting to defamation and is trying to spread rumours, then this should stop,” he was quoted as saying.
