No need to react to Rahul Gandhi's comments on budget: Devendra Fadnavis

Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said there was no need to react to Congress leader Rahul Gandhis statements as everything he says is scripted by othersThe state Congress reacted to the BJP leaders jibe by saying that Gandhi was voicing unrest among people and if PSUs based in Maharashtra are privatized Fadnavis himself would face peoples angerEarlier in the day Gandhi took a swipe at the Union government on Twitter alleging that cronyjivee those who thrive on cronyism are selling the countryHe was apparently referring to the announcement in the budget about the governments plans to privatize certain public sector undertakingsRahul Gandhis speeches or comments are generally scripted Someone gives him a paper chit and he reads out whatever is written on it There is no need to react to whatever he says Fadnavis saidThe BJP leader was holding a press conference as part of his partys campaign to create awareness about the budget provisionsWe have seen during the runup to Lok Sabha elections in 2019 that in a single day he quoted four different figures while alleging corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal Fadnavis saidIf he can give me any five figures from the budget then I can react to it he saidEven members of the MVA government in Maharashtra had not read the budget and made some ignorant comments the former chief minister claimedThe budget allocation for Maharashtra is as high as Rs 305611 crore The allocation has been at least five to seven times higher for the last fivesix years compared to 20092014 he claimedThe leaders of MVA government have reacted without reading the budget Fadnavis allegedA Congress and NCP alliance was in power in Maharashtra between 200914 followed by a BJPShiv Sena government headed by FadnavisWhen asked for comment state Congress chief spokesperson Sachin Sawant said Rahul Gandhi is echoing the unrest in the countrySome of the PSUs that Centre is going to privatize are from Maharashtra In such case Fadnavis will have to face the wrath of people in Maharashtra He should be prepared for the same Sawant addedThis 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