Devendra Fadnavis Hits Out At Maharashtra Government Over COVID-19 Crisis

Mumbai:

Chief of Opposition within the Maharashtra Meeting Devendra Fadnavis nowadays slammed the state govt over its dealing with of the COVID-19 disaster, alleging that it handiest looking to display the selection of instances of low and was once no longer that specialize in extra exams.

All the way through a debate on supplementary calls for within the Decrease Area, Mr Fadnavis mentioned there was once no audit of scientific bills incurred and that there was once an total mismanagement of the pandemic.

The BJP chief mentioned when the price range consultation of the Maharashtra legislature resulted in March this 12 months, the selection of COVID-19 sufferers within the state was once 26.

“These days it (COVID-19 tally) is nine,07,212 and 27,027 deaths. As many as 16,401 policemen within the state shrunk COVID-19 and 162 of them succumbed to the an infection,” he mentioned.

“Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray critiques handiest the COVID-19 scenario in Mumbai, whilst Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar is involved in Pune. Do not Aurangabad and Nagpur come underneath Maharashtra. Have you ever reviewed the location there and understood the areas want?” he requested.

Mr Fadnavis claimed all govt selections taken to this point had been handiest on paper whilst the bottom scenario was once other.

“The federal government handiest needs to turn COVID-19 numbers are low and isn’t focussing on extra exams. We’re able to cooperate with the federal government in tackling COVID-19, it’s as much as the federal government realise the seriousness of the location,” the previous Leader Minister mentioned.

He mentioned there’s a want to evaluate the remedy protocol, and famous that there were circumstances of side-effects amongst those that have recovered from COVID 19.

“Have the non-paying deficient and the center elegance been left to die whilst handiest the wealthy can live on COVID-19?” he requested, whilst not easy extra RT-PCR exams, oxygen provide and isolation amenities for sufferers.

Mr Fadnavis alleged that the jumbo amenities arrange for treating COVID-19 sufferers had been mired in corruption and feature no longer benefited the needy.

“The federal government has to needless to say there is a rise within the share of virus unfold,” he famous. He additionally focused the federal government for incidents of atrocities in opposition to girls in COVID-19 care centres.

Mr Fadnavis additional mentioned farmers had been going through difficulties, however the govt “grew to become a blind eye” to their issues like loss of seeds, no longer getting marketplace value for his or her produce and crop harm because of extra rains.

“The federal government is handiest in bureaucratic transfers. Administrative bills for transfers is Rs 500 crore. Is it essential to switch bureaucrats in a virus?” he requested.

Mr Fadnavis additionally requested the federal government to rethink the proposal to shift the Metro automobile shed from Aarey Colony (Mumbai”s inexperienced lung) to Pahadi Goregaon, and mentioned the federal government will have to serve as for other folks and to not fulfill egos. Protecting the Metro development paintings close in Aarey is inflicting losses price Rs 400 crore, he claimed.

“No detailed mission file has been ready but for moving the automobile shed. As in line with technical professionals, there may be technical problem in merging line three with line 6 of the Metro,” the previous leader minister mentioned.

He mentioned the Aarey space was once previous selected for the automobile shed via his govt as a result of no different space was once possible.

“Are not making the whole lot a status factor. Even the prime court docket had cleared the Aarey automobile shed,” he mentioned.

Mr Fadnavis additionally hit out on the govt over lawsuits of inflated electrical energy expenses from a number of energy shoppers.

In sarcastic remarks, he mentioned, “This govt understands handiest what celebrities say. Asha Bhosale, Tapsee Pannu, Renuka Shahane all have highlighted the inflated electrical energy expenses they have.”

Mr Fadnavis additionally criticised the Leader Minister for ignoring the flood scenario in Vidarbha area.

“He hasn’t even tweeted in regards to the scenario. Most effective Rs 16 crore were earmarked for aid,” he claimed.

Concentrated on the federal government at the factor of ultimate 12 months college checks within the state, Mr Fadnavis mentioned, “You’ll’t take populist selections each and every time. It’s a must to take exhausting selections preserving in thoughts the long run (of scholars),” he mentioned.

Mr Fadnavis additionally hit out on the govt for ignoring the calls for of milk manufacturers, who’ve been in quest of a hike in milk procurement costs.

“The federal government has no imaginative and prescient for welfare of any segment of the society,” he claimed.
 

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