11 February,2024 03:51 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
CM Eknath Shinde. File Pic
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has said the financial aid under the state government's 'Kanyadan Yojana' will be increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000, reported the PTI.
The scheme aims to empower women by providing them financial help for marriage.
A government resolution in this regard will be issued soon, CM Shinde said at a gathering in Palghar in Maharashtra on Saturday.
He also addressed concerns related to the tribal communities and said issues like 'gaothan' expansion, implementation of Forest Rights Act, extension of PESA Act benefits to Adivasis and Other Backward Classes would be looked into judiciously.
Meanwhile, CM Shinde on Saturday addressed party workers in Palghar district, urging them to ignore allegations from the opposition and instead focus on securing over 45 seats for the ruling coalition in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the PTI reported.
Speaking to a gathering of party activists in Manor, Shinde took aim at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress, accusing them of a singular agenda of "cut, commission, and corruption" during their tenure in power, as per PTI.
He asserted that the opposition is levelling baseless charges as it is unable to digest the fast pace of work being done by 'Mahayuti', comprising Shinde-led Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP group under Ajit Pawar.
"Just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that 'is baar, 400 paar', in Maharashtra, it should be more than 45 seats," he said. The state sends 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha.
CM Shinde also responded to the opposition's allegations, including the demand for his resignation, in the wake of the recent shootings involving politicians.
The government has come under sharp criticism from the opposition after Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar was shot dead in Mumbai during a Facebook Live session on Thursday. Last week, a BJP MLA shot at a leader of Shiv Sena from Kalyan.
The police are doing their job and the home minister (Devendra Fadnavis) is capable enough to manage his department, Shinde said, adding, "Definitely, these incidents were unfortunate, but the truth cannot be hidden for a long time."
CM Shinde hit back at the opposition over its demand for giving a "free hand" to the police, saying people have seen what happened when these parties were running the government. "There was a collection of Rs 100 crore and the then home minister was jailed," he said.
The CM referred to the 2020 Sadhu lynching in Palghar district, the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his manager Disha Salian and the planting of explosives near billionaire Mukesh Ambani's home in response to the opposition charge of deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
He also talked about the action against "those who chanted Hanuman Chalisa" and the arrest of Union minister Narayan Rane some years ago in Maharashtra, in his retort to the opposition drawing parallels between Maharashtra and Bihar over crimes.
(With PTI inputs)
