“No Force Politics”: Sena On Sonia Gandhi Letter To Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai:
Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on Saturday mentioned there used to be not anything to be learn between the traces in Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s letter to his party chairperson Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray, including the 2 events have been in an alliance and there used to be no “force politics”.
“Sonia Gandhi is the president of UPA (United Modern Alliance). She and Sharad Pawar had crucial position within the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra’s ruling coalition). Whilst allying, we had created a Not unusual Minimal Program. The letter is set that,” Mr Raut, the Shiv Sena’s leader firefighter, mentioned.
“The coronavirus pandemic is the cause of the pending paintings at the problems that have been within the Not unusual Minimal Program. Some tasks had been left pending as a result of the higher paintings as a result of the pandemic,” he mentioned.
“If the Congress party has introduced ahead an schedule which is within the passion of other folks of Maharashtra and the state, then, it will have to be welcomed. There’s no force politics. We’re in alliance with Congress,” Mr Raut added.
Sonia Gandhi had written to Uddhav Thackeray, reminding him of the Not unusual Minimal Program of the federal government and following up at the implementation of sure measures for the welfare of Dalits and tribals, information company PTI reported on Friday.
The letter drew consideration as it used to be the primary of its sort for the reason that Congress shaped an not likely alliance with an ideologically disparate Shiv Sena along side Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to shape the Maha Vikas Aghadi executive within the state ultimate yr and stay the BJP out.
Amongst different issues, Sonia Gandhi, in her letter dated December 14, requested for reservation in executive contracts for scheduled castes and tribes execs to advertise entrepreneurship amongst them, Congress assets instructed PTI.
She expressed self belief that the Maharashtra executive underneath Mr Thackeray’s management will put into effect the Not unusual Minimal Programme in letter and spirit.
The finances allocation for the improvement of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will have to be proportionate to their proportion within the inhabitants, she mentioned.
The focal point will have to be on bringing those communities on par with the remainder of society on the earliest, Mrs Gandhi mentioned.
“…there will have to be legislative backing to make use of the budget allotted (for schemes for SC/STs) all the way through the similar monetary yr,” she mentioned.
There will have to be recruitment drives for filling up vacancies in reserved posts, the Congress president mentioned.
The letter additionally assumes importance given the impending Gram Panchayat elections in Maharashtra.