Aaditya Thackeray focused on "negative politics", says Milind Deora

As Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 draw near one of the most highprofile battles is unfolding in the Worli assembly constituency as the seat is going to witness a contest between two factions of one of the major regional parties Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena UBTShiv Sena has announced Milind Deora as the Mahayuti candidate from Worli whereas Shiv Sena UBT has fielded Aaditya Thackeray as the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA candidate from the seatIn an interview with ANI Mahayutis candidate Milind Deora shared his vision for the development of Mumbai and the state of MaharashtraHe also took a dig at the opposition especially Aaditya Thackeray saying that they are creating hurdles in the path of every development project Attacking him further Deora said he focused on negative politicsThe Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has a vision to rapidly progress Mumbai and Maharashtra but unfortunately the opposition especially MLA Aditya Thackeray is creating obstacles He brought speed breakers to every development project Theyve slowed down Mumbais metro Indias largest port and even the Ladki Bahen scheme for womens empowerment Our goal is to remove these obstacles and move forward swiftly as Maharashtra contributes significantly to Indias economy nearly 20 per cent Mumbais metropolitan region is crucial for Maharashtras progress he told ANIAs both Milind Deora and Aaditya Thackeray belonged to the same party at one time the Shiv Sena leader also opened up about his relationship with Thackeray and said that both share a good bond however Deora tries to keep the elections political and not personalAditya and I have a good bond but I never make elections personal its a political battle My main goal is to ensure justice for Mumbai and Maharashtras citizens Well remove any obstacles speed breakers to achieve this Unfortunately Aditya Thackeray has focused on negative politics for the past 5 years wasting the opportunity to do constructive work Milind Deora told ANIPraising CM Eknath Shinde Deora exuded confidence that the people will cast their vote in favour of Shinde as according to him he is the most accessible Chief MinisterIm confident that the public will decide to vote for Shinde Sahabs leadership as they want an accessible Chief Minister who is available and meets their needs and I proudly say hes one of the most accessible Chief Ministers in the country Under his leadership people will certainly cast their votes Deora told ANIHe also rubbished the traitor remarks by Maha Vikas Aghadi and said the biggest traitors are those who betrayed the ideology of Balasaheb ThackerayMy father and Balasaheb Thackeray were close friends The biggest traitor is whoever betrays Balasahebs ideology and stabs him in the back The public will decide and loyal Shiv Sainiks who follow Balasahebs ideology will vote for the Dhanush Ban symbol of Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde faction Deora saidHe also criticised Raj Thackeray and said Some politicians lack consistency often supporting different parties and making Uturns We dont take them seriously and dont need to respond to them Well focus on showcasing our positive work to the peopleDeora further slammed Maha Vikash Aghadi over their manifesto and said that they were initially criticising Ladli Behen Yojana but now they are launching a similar scheme Mahalaxmi YojanaIts ironic that Congress leaders initially criticized the Ladli Bahna Yojana vowed to scrap it if they came to power and even went to court to stop it Now theyre launching a similar scheme Mahalaxmi Yojana in their manifesto If they genuinely wanted to introduce such a scheme why did they oppose the Ladli Bahna scheme in court Deora remarked reported ANIThe Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 are scheduled for November 20 with votes for all 288 constituencies to be counted on November 23The opposition MVA coalition comprising Congress Shiv Sena UBT and the Nationalist Congress Party SCP seeks to reclaim power in the state challenging the Mahayuti alliance which includes Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP and Ajit Pawarled NCPIn the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections the BJP won 105 seats Shiv Sena secured 56 and Congress 44 In 2014 the BJP won 122 seats Shiv Sena 63 and Congress 42With inputs from ANI