Amit Shah Rally in Maharashtra Today Updates: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Congress and NCP for opposing the Modi government’s move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing an election rally at Jat in Sangli, he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for doing a “great job”. He said that the Prime Minister has ensured national security. Slamming the Congress and NCP, he said, “Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar should make it clear if they favour scrapping of Article 370.” The BJP president maintained that under PM Modi’s watch, the national security has strengthened and the entire world now knows that “10 enemies will be killed if one Indian jawan is martyred”. He said that while referring to the Balakot air strike after the Pulwama terror attack. The Bharatiya Janata Party has joined the ranks with the Shiv Sena. While the BJP is trying its luck from 150 seats, the Shiv Sena is in the fray from 124 constituencies. The remaining 14 seats have been allotted to the remaining NDA constituents. The BJP and Shiv Sena have set a target of winning more than 200 of the 288 seats. The ruling dispensation is facing a direct challenge from the Congress-NCP combine. However, several opinion polls have predicted an easy win for the NDA.
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019, Amit Shah Rally Today Updates: BJP president invokes Article 370 to target Congress, NCP in Sangli
Maharashtra election news: The BJP and Shiv Sena are contesting the Maharashtra Assembly elections in an alliance. They have set a target to win more than 200 of the 288 Assembly seats.
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The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has 288 seats. The single-phase polling on October 21 will cover all the constituencies and the results will be announced on October 24.
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In a big setback for Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, 26 of its corporators and close to 300 workers have resigned from the party in protest against the seat sharing dealing finalised with Bharatiya Janata Party.
Addressing a rally in Mangalwedha in Solapur district, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis exuded confidence that the BJP-Shiv Sena government will return to power in the state.
"Congress and NCP did not do anything for 15 years except giving false and misleading promises. But after our government came to power five years back, we worked for the poor, downtrodden, tribals, minorities, farmers, OBCs and women, and tried to bring about a transformation (in their lives)," he said.
Addressing an election rally, Home Minister Amit Shah said that whrn the BJP government scrapped Article 370, the Congress and its ally NCP opposed the decision. "When Modi ji scrapped Article 370, Congress and NCP opposed its abrogation. When entire country wanted integration of Kashmir to India they opposed it. Rahul Gandhi said that 'Kashmir me khoon ki nadiya beh jayengi' but no bullet had to be fired."
Reacting to Rafale 'Shastra Puja', NCP chief Sharad Pawar said, "I have no doubts on the decision taken for national security. But I have read, I don't know if it is true, but what can one say when lemon-chilli is hung on Rafale aircraft with the idea of protecting it from curse just like it's hung on a newly-purchased truck."
BJP president Amit Shah, another star campaigner of the saffron alliance, is slated to address 18 rallies starting from Latur district this week, party sources said. Abhimanyu Pawar, former personal assistant of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, is the BJP candidate from Ausa in Latur district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address nine election rallies in support of BJP-Shiv Sena-led alliance candidates during campaigning for the October 21 assembly polls in Maharashtra, where the saffron front is seeking a second straight term in office. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
A total of 3239 candidates are in the fray for the October 21 assembly elections in Maharashtra for the 288 seats up for grabs where the BJP-led NDA alliance and the Congress-NCP combine are locked in keen contests marked by defections, rebellions and one-upmanships. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has promised to provide full meals for Rs 10 and health check-up for Re 1 to the people of Maharashtra if his party forms the next government. He also promised a complete farm loan waiver, cheaper electricity and free bus services for school students in the state. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil has said they would “permanently retire” NCP chief Sharad Pawar from his social and political life after results of the October 21 assembly elections are out. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has come out in support of the ‘Shastra Puja’ calling it part of India’s tradition. “Shastra puja cannot be called a tamasha. There has been an old tradition of ‘shastra puja’ in our country. The problem is that Kharge Ji is an atheist. In the Congress party, not everyone is an atheist”, he was quoted, as saying by ANI. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray also took a dig at the Congress saying that the state leaders should accept the defeat as Rahul Gandhi is going abroad instead of campaigning for the party in Maharashtra. Addressing a rally in Ahmednagar district on Wednesday, Thackeray said, "Congress leaders in Maharashtra should accept the defeat and go home istead of contesting the assembly elections. Their leader (Rahul Gandhi) has gone to Bangkok."
BJP president and Home Minister Amit Shah has promised that every illegal migrant in the country will be sent home before the next parliamentary elections. Shah is likely to invoke the NRC, Article 370 and the Rafale purchase during assembly poll rallies in Maharashtra on Thursday. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has hit out at the opposition, particularly the Congress, saying they have accepted defeat ahead of the Assembly polls as seen by Rahul Gandhi's absence from the poll campaign. "They are already in defeatist frame of mind. I read in newspapers that Rahul Gandhi is in Bangkok," Fadnavis said at a rally at Ner in Dhule district of north Maharashtra.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Maharashtra between October 13 and 15 to campaign for the party. However, the details of his visit were yet to be finalised. He has come under attack from the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena for not turning up yet for the Congress's Maharashtra Assembly poll campaign.
Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat has said that there has been no discussion about merger of the NCP so far. Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde had on October 8 said the NCP and the Congress will soon merge.
BJP president Amit Shah will address four election rallies in Maharashtra on Thursday. Shah will address the first rally in Sangli at 12 PM. The BJP president will address the second rally in Solapur at 2:15 PM, third in Tuljapur at 4:15 PM and fourth in Latur at 6 PM.
Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale said that his outfit had to continue to support the BJP as there was no other option. "I have no other political choice, so I am with BJP in this (Maharashtra Assembly) election. But the association with the BJP is not merely electoral and for power, I am with them over various social issues as well," Athawale who heads Republican Party of India (RPI) said.