Sharad Pawar-led NCP releases book on 'black deeds' of Mahayuti govt

The Sharad Pawarled Nationalist Congress Party NCP SP on Friday released of a book on Kale Karname black deeds of the ruling Mahayuti government in Maharashtra reported the PTIAccording to the PTI while releasing the book the partys state president Jayant Patil called it a trouble engine not triple engine governmentThe ruling alliance in the state comprises the BJP CM Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena and the NCPled by Ajit PawarInstead of the Ladki Bahin scheme which promises a monthly dole of Rs 1500 to underprivileged women Jayant Patil said a Ladki Khurchi Yojana should be launched to meet the demands of all those aspiring to be the CM as per the PTIIn its book on the black deeds of the Mahayuti government the NCP SP highlighted 10 failures of the ruling coalition while launching a scathing attack on misgovernance and corruption in the stateJayant Patil released the book alongside Shirur MP Amol Kolhe the partys manifesto committee chairperson and former Rajya Sabha member Vandana Chavan and Sunil Gavhane their student wing president at the partys office at Ballard Estate in south MumbaiThis is not a triple engine sarkar this is a trouble engine sarkar said Jayant Patil quipping that a Ladki Khurchi should be launched in the state the neas agecny reported on FridayThe Sharad Pawarfounded NCP was split last year after Ajit Pawar broke away with MLAs loyal to him and joined the government He later got the party name and its clock symbolAccording to the PTI while targeting Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Jayant Patil said The chief minister goes to Davos and then talks about Rs 4 lakh crore of investment but these are mere claims How much of that investment has come into Maharashtra How many jobs have been createdThe book which features a black balloon with three crows perched on it was referred to by Amol Kolhe as a reinvention of Gandhi jis teen bandar three monkeys in Maharashtra While the original monkeys were centred around see no evil hear no evil speak no evil the crows in Maharashtra represent a new ideology of not seeing not hearing and not talking about any positive work in the state he saidBesides the book launch NCP SP leaders also launched a campaign to crowdsource suggestions for their manifesto for the upcoming Maharashtra state pollsThe My Dream Maharashtra campaign will run from July 19 to August 15 and collect suggestions from ordinary citizens across the state that NCP SP has promised to consider after the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA comes to power he saidNCP SP is a part of the opposition bloc MVA that also has Congress and Uddhav Thackerayled Sena UBT as partnersOf the 288 assembly seats in the state the undivided NCP had won 54 in the 2019 assembly pollsThe people of Maharashtra are selfrespecting They have always stood up against oppression This time too they will reject those showing gulabi swapna rosy dreams and we will remove the dark stain that has tarnished Maharashtras image for the last two years said Amol KolheThe manifesto campaign will have three competitions two digital ones involving reels and posters and one physical in all districts asking the youth how they think the state should be rebuilt said Sunil GavhaneThe NCP SP is the first party to start its manifesto campaign in the state and is taking an innovative crowdsourcing approach to attract voters especially the youth to its political platform Jayant Patil saidAfter winning 8 out of the 10 seats it contested in the Lok Sabha polls the NCP SP has emerged as the outfit with the highest strike rate in the state and has begun preparations to replicate this success in the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 he saidThe party has already launched a statewide tour called Nishtavan Samvad Daura Loyal Outreach Tour he saidSimilar tours are expected to be launched by other senior leaders including Sharad Pawar and the partys working president Supriya Sule in the coming weeks Amol Kolhe saidwith PTI inputs