Mumbai: Exuding confidence within the management of PM Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar staked declare on the 4 conventional seats of the Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP) in addition to among the Lok Sabha constituencies of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).
Addressing NCP staff at a two-day examine workshop in Karjat, Pawar additionally mentioned that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is the necessity of the hour and once more reiterated {that a} caste census needs to be accomplished within the context of the Maratha reservation demand.
“We will definitely fight these seats (Baramati, Satara, Shirur and Raigad), but along with it, we will also try to fight some of the seats that are with the Shiv Sena-UBT where our NCP is stronger. For this, we will discuss with (Eknath) Shinde and the BJP,” Pawar mentioned.
Solely Raigad is with the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP, whereas Baramati is represented by his cousin Supriya Sule within the Lok Sabha. Sule maintains cordiality with Pawar regardless of him splitting her father’s get together to affix palms with Shinde and the BJP in July.
Later, the BJP and the Shiv Sena — the opposite ruling allies in Maharashtra— asserted that any seat-sharing discuss will probably be held collectively by the three events.
“The Mahayuti (alliance) will fight the Lok Sabha and assembly elections together. We will make sure that we will together give 45 seats to PM Modi. For that, we will all fight the elections tooth and nail. Even Ajit dada said the same thing,” Shinde advised reporters in Nagpur.
“Our target is to make sure that we have 400-plus seats this time in the Lok Sabha,” BJP MLA Ram Kadam advised ThePrint. “And for this, Maharashtra will be a contributor too. All three party heads will sit together and discuss the seat sharing, and the seats will be decided on the basis of winability. But one thing is sure, there is no rift between us and seat sharing will be smooth.”
The truth is, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, too, had asserted {that a} seat-sharing method for the Lok Sabha election can be determined after holding discussions. “Discussions are yet to begin and a formula will be decided only after the deliberations. The basis of the formula will be: the seats should go to those (parties) who have already contested that particular constituency,” Fadnavis advised the media about his remarks that the BJP would contest 26 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra whereas the 2 allies in the remaining 22.
Earlier within the day, Pawar spoke at size in regards to the ongoing Maratha quota churn in Maharashtra and referred to as for persistence from all communities.
The deputy chief minister raised considerations over the rift being created between completely different castes within the state due to provocative speeches by leaders throughout the board. Such provocation needs to be stopped to keep away from any communal riot, he insisted.
“Everyone feels proud about their caste but one should not keep any hatred towards others. We all should take care of it. We, as a government, also need to make sure that while talking about giving quota to one caste, injustice is not done to other castes,” he asserted.
By the way, Pawar’s get together colleague and state minister Chaggan Bhujbal is at odds with Sena and BJP colleagues over his opposition to the OBC reservation demand by the Maratha group at giant.
Pawar harassed the necessity to do a caste census to make sure that acceptable reservation is given to castes in want of it, even when which means pushing the envelope of the present quota. Empirical knowledge is required to determine the backwardness of Marathas and that requires persistence from the Maratha group, he added.
As for the implementation of the UCC, the NCP chief urged that deliberations have been the way in which ahead for all stakeholders.
“There are misconceptions about the Uniform Civil Code among backward classes, tribals, Dalits — that it will affect reservation. No, it won’t happen. I think that it is time to have a detailed discussion, and I am merely putting the idea forth,” he mentioned.
“In addition, it is time to have a law on birth control as only two children should be allowed for a couple. If we do not do this now, our natural resources are not going to be enough. If Narendra Modi wants to bring a law, he should.”
Criticising the opposition INDIA bloc, he mentioned that the nation wants a steady authorities beneath the management of PM Modi.
“How can this front run the government at a time when we have a leader who is leading the country and making a name for the country at a global level? These people cannot decide on one leader, or a logo, or even a place to hold meetings,” he mentioned in a swipe on the opposition leaders.
On the Opposition criticising him for becoming a member of palms with the BJP, Pawar mentioned, “Mamata didi, Nitish Kumar, Mehbooba ji, Farooq Abdullah have been with the BJP in the past. We are not criticising them. But why criticise us for joining hands with the BJP?”
(Edited by Tony Rai)
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