Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray unveiled his party's manifesto at MIG Club in Bandra on Friday, five days before the state polls, scheduled to be held on November 20
The MNS won only a single seat in the previous assembly elections and the party is looking to better its performance this election
Holding the inaugural copy of the new poll manifesto, 'We Will Deliver', Thackeray said that while all the other parties are promising what they will do, his outfit is also presenting a roadmap to the voters and saying “how” it would fulfil its promises, if elected to power after the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024
Thackeray also released a booklet titled 'What We Did' in the nearly 19-year-long history of MNS, which was founded on March 9, 2006, after the party chief had quit the Shiv Sena
There are four sections in the MNS manifesto: Basic needs; communication, electricity, water planning, solid waste management, and environmental biodiversity; growth opportunities and the agricultural policy of the state, and Marathi identity
While speaking to mediapersons, Thackeray also said that he will not be holding a rally at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Sunday as the Election Commission (EC) is yet to grant his party permission for the event
"I still have not got the permission and I have one-and-a-half days for the meeting. In these one-and-a-half days, holding rallies would become difficult. Instead, I will visit assembly seats in Mumbai and Thane," the MNS chief said
Apart from MNS, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has also been denied permission by EC to hold a rally at the iconic Shivaji Park on Sunday
Campaigning for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 ends at 5 pm on November 18
On Wednesday, Thackeray addressed a public rally at Worli’s Jambori Maidan, where he criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief and his cousin Uddhav for forming a government with Congress after contesting the elections in alliance with the BJP. He urged Worli voters to ‘take revenge’ for the betrayal of their votes
During Wednesday’s rally, Raj Thackeray notably refrained from speaking against the Mahayuti coalition
He clarified his support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024, saying, “I backed Modi this time for his vision. In 2019, I opposed him because he mirrored Congress’s approach. But after Modi abolished Article 370 and built the Ram Mandir, I supported him again, not for personal gain or any post
The Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 will witness a tough contest among the ruling Mahayuti (BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP) and opposition MVA (Shiv Sena-UBT, NCP-SP and Congress). The results will be declared on November 23
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