Reacting to alliance chief Sharad Pawar’s comment that the get together with probably the most variety of votes in Maha Vikas Aghadi ought to get the Chief Minister submit, Mr. Thackeray mentioned he was keen to help anybody because the Chief Minister face.
Riled by the BJP’s accusations of “vote jihad”, Mr. Thackeray challenged the saffron get together to vary the Structure to determine who can vote and who can’t.
“You’ve got sat there for 10 years, and you’ll proceed sitting there for one more 5 years. If in case you have the braveness, change the Structure. Say that these folks have the fitting to vote and these folks don’t. For those who get these votes, then that isn’t vote jihaad, that’s vote love. That is stupidity,” he mentioned.
What are the problems throughout this unprecedented election in Maharashtra?
We’re preventing this election as this mix for the second time now. The arrogance of the State has elevated, that it might probably defeat these tyrants, that it might probably battle them. Inflation, unemployment, no MSP to farmers, no training — these are the problems disturbing the folks of the State. Companies are being pushed away to Gujarat. Maharashtra will battle towards all of it.
In lots of elements of the State, folks converse of agricultural misery. However there’s additionally a dialogue on the affect of ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, by means of which ₹1,500 help per individual is given to eligible girls in Maharashtra.
Majhi Ladki Bahin is getting used as a blackmailing approach. What’s being given by one hand is taken away by one other. We’ll give greater than ₹1,500, but it surely received’t be a bribe. What the MLAs of this authorities are doing is, they’re telling the ladies that they can’t come for our conferences in the event that they take cash from them. That they may take again ₹3,000 if the ladies don’t vote for them. Our girls are being handled like servants, like slaves. We won’t let this occur.
Girls inform me, they don’t need this type of cash. They as an alternative need jobs for his or her sons and husbands. How far will we go together with this type of cash, they ask me. In 2014, BJP had spoken towards value rise. Now, they solely ship false guarantees.
How essential is the farmers’ subject on your get together? Earlier, the farmers’ our bodies from throughout the nation had given you a manifesto, looking for your help. What’s your stand on that?
Now we have already promised that we’ll give ₹7,000 MSP for soybean. After I had turn into the CM, I had held just one session in Nagpur. The primary job I did was to present a mortgage waiver to the farmers. Even then, I had given higher MSP for cotton, for soybean. How did it scale back since my authorities? The place did the cash go? Within the MVA manifesto, we’ve addressed all these points. We’ll give electrical energy within the day. We’ll guarantee higher crop insurance coverage. At the moment, the federal government is giving cash, however the farmers hardly get something. It’s a joke, when farmers get ₹27, ₹45 by cheque. Individuals don’t have the cash for charges. We’ll give free training to all.
One criticism towards you by the BJP is that ‘vote jihad’ helped you win through the Lok Sabha election.
What’s the which means of ‘vote jihad’? What the BJP does is ‘energy jihad’. Is that okay? You sit with Mehbooba Mufti. That’s okay. You sit with Nitish Kumar, with Chandrababu Naidu. That’s okay. For those who don’t need the votes, declare who has the fitting to vote on this nation, and who doesn’t have the fitting to vote. The matter will finish there. You’ve got sat there (in energy) for 10 years, and although I are not looking for it, you’ll proceed to sit down there for one more 5 years. If in case you have the braveness, change the Structure. Say that these folks have the fitting to vote and these folks don’t.
Lately, PM Narendra Modi and House Minister Amit Shah got here to Mumbai and challenged you to make Rahul Gandhi say one good factor about Balasaheb Thackeray and about Savarkar.
After they (the PM and House Minister) come to Maharashtra, they know that they need to beg for votes within the title of Balasaheb Thackeray. Their rallies inform us that it’s unattainable for them to dwell in Maharashtra politics with out taking the title of Balasaheb Thackeray. I need to say that in an MVA assembly, I noticed how Rahul Gandhi bowed down in entrance of Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial and paid respect. Now, allow us to converse of the problems. In 2014, what did I do that you simply broke the alliance with me? In 2019, what incorrect had I performed? I had requested you to maintain your phrase, your promise. We contemplate Balasaheb Thackeray’s room as a temple. Amit Shah gave a promise in that room. And now he teaches us about love for Balasaheb Thackeray.
There’s a name by the BJP saying ‘batoge toh katoge’ (divided we fall). What do you consider it?
Inform me the which means of batoge to katoge. After I was the CM, I didn’t let Maharashtra burn, when Delhi was burning. Was it good or dangerous? I can’t let anybody do batna or katna. That is my accountability. I’m the household head. Inform me one incident the place something incorrect befell. This can be a means of deceptive folks since they’ll’t give something.
You’ve got spoken concerning the PM visiting the previous CJI D.Y. Chandrachud’s residence. Do you suppose it was incorrect?
I’m not so massive that I can provide recommendation to CJI Chandrachud. However had he been a lecturer, he would have been significantly better. There’s a protocol which must be adopted. It isn’t a coincidence that we didn’t get justice for the final two years. Why didn’t we get justice?
There are speculations that some leaders from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are in contact with you. Can we count on ghar wapasi for some?
Sure, many are nonetheless in contact. However I can’t take them. Many realise that they’ve made a mistake, are keen to publicly apologise. However I’ve advised them that others have already taken their place. I don’t need folks with value tags.
The MVA hasn’t given a CM candidate regardless of your preliminary requests. Now, Sharad Pawar says that the CM place will likely be given to the get together which will get the very best variety of seats.
That point is gone. I consider, a face ought to have been given then. Now, we’ll determine collectively after the election. We won’t let any Maharashtra drohi (traitor) come to energy. I’ll help anybody who will likely be proposed for the CM place — Supriya Sule, Rajendra Shingne, Nilesh Lanke, Jitendra Awhad, anybody.
Printed – November 17, 2024 01:53 am IST
