WILL NON BJP-RSS GOVT NOT JAIL MODI-SHAH, ASKS AMBEDKAR

Maha-BJP chief Bawankule terms

Ambedkar’s statement as mental bankruptcy

Kartikey Dev Singh

Pune: Having announced his coalition with Shiv Sena, Prakash Ambedkar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi claimed on Tuesday that the ‘master of this country has become a servant out of fear and the servant has become the master’.

“The voter is owner of the country. Can anyone say that if in 2024 there is non-BJP-RSS government, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah will not be jailed. Unfortunately, voter who is master of this country has become a servant out of fear and the servant has become the master. We have to remove this fear in the coming times. We have gathered in such large numbers at this meeting place today. If we screened the BBC documentary here, would the police catch every- one? If caught, is there space to keep so many people in jail? Jukane wala chahiye, sarkar jukti hai”, a charged up Ambedkar said while speaking at a meeting of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi held at Khadakwasla, Pune.

“During the time of former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, country’s gold was mortgaged in Bank of England. Did they bring back the gold that I asked for so many times? But no one answers it. Look at the condition of the country. When we pledge gold in our house and it cannot be redeemed.

From this it can be concluded that your household is financially weak. Tell me, isnt Nar- endra Modi doing the same thing today?”

Ambedkar questioned.

Meanwhile, Ambedkar admired Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and stressed that Nehru built the country with great difficulty. “On the basis of Dr. Homi Bhabha’s research, Nehru set up factories in the country. Those factories are economic backbone of India today. But Modi has started selling these very factories,” he claimed.

“If you need Rs 1000 to run your house and your income is Rs 800 then you will have to take a loan above Rs 200. Similarly today Narendra Modi is running the country by taking loan. For this loan, they have started selling facto-

IF LEADERSHIP IS CRITICIZED, THERE WILL BE PROTESTS, WARNS BAWANKULE

Nagpur: BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has criticized Prakash Ambedkar’s statement and stressed that Ambedkar has made low comments about PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Bawankule has said that if such statements are being made then we will have to protest.“Prakash Ambedkar, President of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, has given a crazy statement about PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The people of Maharashtra will not forgive him for this. What Prakash Ambedkar said about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah is a sign of mental bankruptcy. If our leadership is criticized, there will be protests in the entire state,” Bawankule said.

ries. Put me and PM Modi on the same platform. I will ask him four questions, he should either answer them or Mohan Bhagwat should come forward,” he said.

CRUCIAL READ ARREST OF 28-YROLD SOLVES FOUR THEFT CASES

Thane: The police in Thane district claimed to have solved four cases with the arrest of a 28-year-old man who allegedly stole vehicles and robbed people on streets, an official said on Tuesday. The police arrested the accused, Sarfaraz Ajmal Khan after stepping up vigilance following an increase in theft cases in the area. Three mobiles, two motorbikes and one tempo worth Rs5.83 lakh were recovered from him, said an official.

‘JAI JAI MAHA

MAJHA’: OFFICIAL STATE SONG

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday recognized ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha’ as the state song. The song will be officially adopted on February 19, the birth anniversary of the founder of the Maratha empire Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. One of the iconic songs in Marathi, ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha, Garja Maharashtra Majha’, which means ‘Glory to Maharashtra’, was penned by Raja Badhe and sung by balladeer Krishnarao Sable, popularly known as Shaheer Sable.

FOREST OFFICER

HELD FOR TAKING

`6,000 BRIBE

Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a zonal forest officer of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs6,000 for allowing the transportation of sand trucks to Yeoor Hills in Thane, the ACB said on Tuesday. The truck owner approached the ACB with a complaint, following which, they laid a trap and caught the accused while accepting Rs6,000 from the complainant near Upvan Lake in the city, it said.

Maha govt to bear 50% cost of rly projects

Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has reversed the previous (MVA) government’s decision not to give 50% contribution to railway projects in the state.

Speaking with Lok Sabha MPs on Monday, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said several projects which are beneficial to the public are pending with the central government.

“We need to expedite them and pursue them,” he said. “The state government will bear 50% cost of the railway projects in the state so that they will be completed fast,” he added.

Shinde also said another round of meetings will be held after two months.

“Utilization certificates of allocated money are crucial for releasing next round of funds. Secretaries of various departments need to focus on their timely submission as well,” he added.