MVA govt made strategy for no debate on performance: Devendra Fadnavis

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday accused the MVA government of preparing a strategy to ensure there is no debate on its performance during the budget session of the state Legislature which begins on MondayAddressing a press conference on the eve of the 10day budget session Fadnavis said the BJP boycotted the meeting of the Legislatures Business Advisory Committee on February 25 since it had decided that there will be no debates and calling attention notices during the House proceedingsThe state budget session is normally held for six weeks but in view of the current COVID19 pandemic situation it has been curtailedFadnavis claimed the Uddhav Thackerayled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVAcomprising the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress government is directionless and has failed on all frontsIts singlepoint agenda is corruption in transfers of IAS and IPS officers he alleged He said the BJP will publish a booklet on corrupt practices in Mumbai while dealing with the COVID19 pandemicHe said the state government has cancelled the customary tea party on the sessions eve due to the pandemicThe political meetings of the Congress and NCP are allowed during the current situation The Shiv Senas show of strength is okay Only what is not allowed is the tea party and the Shiv Jayanti celebration wherein curbs were imposed earlier this month he saidFadnavis also targeted Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rathod who resigned as state cabinet minister on Sunday after facing flak from the opposition BJP over his name being linked to a womans deathDespite evidence in the form of video and audio clips there is no FIR against Rathod I will not blame Rathod but the higher ups for shielding him he saidThe police official conducting the probe into the case should be immediately suspended the BJP leader saidFadnavis said NCP minister Dhananjay Munde also faced accusations from a woman Even though the woman has withdrawn the allegations the issue has not ended he claimedWe are of the opinion that the proposed Shakti Act for crime against women is a farce There is no action against ministers involved in cases of crime against women Is the law different for ministers he askedThe condition of cotton and soybean farmers in the state is extremely bad There is no procurement of farm produce and even the loan waiver scheme is not operational as of now he claimedTargeting the government over complaints of high electricity bills received by consumers in the state Fadnavis said 35 lakh power connections have been cut and notices for default in payment has been sent to 75 lakh consumersThe Shiv Sena which heads the ruling alliance talks of pride and selfrespect over the issue of boundary dispute with Karnataka but why is it not showing the same pride and selfrespect over the BJPs demand for renaming Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar Fadnavis saidFadnavis further said he will ensure all central help to the state government in the legal battle in the Supreme Court over the Maratha quota issueThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever