Maharashtra CM Thackeray attacks Centre, BJP while inaugurating two metro lines in Mumbai

Inaugurating two new metro rail lines here on Saturday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took a dig at the BJP and the central government over issues like GST compensation and pending approvals for state projects. Thackeray inaugurated Lines 2-A and 7 of the Mumbai Metro, which connects the western suburbs of Andheri and Dahisar.

“There are some people who feel that I am taking their credit for the Metro. I am ready to give the credit. If you love Mumbai, the state government to build a car shed for Metro-3 at Kanjurmarg. Why has the proposal been stopped Indian Railways is not giving its land for the redevelopment of the slums of Dharavi.” GST Bhawan today. Maharashtra generates the highest GST in the country, but our dues are not paid on time. We are not begging, we are demanding our share of taxes, and it is being denied continuously,” he said.

On-going metro rail projects in Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune were announced and started between 2014-19 when the alliance of BJP and Thackeray-led Shiv Sena was in power. After the 2019 elections, the Shiv Sena joined hands with the NCP and Congress to form the new Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government in the state. He also said that people saw “how trees were cut at midnight in Aarey Colony.” “I don’t want any development at the cost of the environment,” Thackeray said. The previous BJP-led government’s decision to set up a car shed in Junglee Aarey area for Mumbai Metro Line 3 faced protests from environmental groups as hundreds of trees had to be cut. The Thackeray government later shifted the site to Kanjurmarg, but it is embroiled in a legal dispute.

“There is a new pandemic in Maharashtra. They (BJP) say that you have not done anything, or whatever you have done is our (BJP’s) credit. If we do anything, they will do it without proving the allegations.” Will shout at corruption.” Thackeray added. He said such people need not be looked into as it is difficult to find a “remedy” for their “symptoms”.

The chief minister, who underwent spinal surgery last year and faced criticism from the BJP for working from home for several weeks, said that “out of the four programs today, I personally attended two here , and both belonged to the departments held by Shiva. Sena.” “I participated in the other two programs online, and both belonged to the NCP. Some people may misinterpret it as all is not well within the MVA. I assure you that we are on the right track,” the chief minister said. are.”

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