Days after the Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s BJP poor efficiency in Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh alleged that statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Gandhi, and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had been eliminated “from their locations of prominence in entrance of the Parliament Home.”
“That is atrocious,” Ramesh posted on X whereas sharing photos displaying barren land. Reacting to Ramesh’s put up, one other Congress chief Pawan Khera requested, “Are they punishing Maharashtra for voting towards them?”
Khera launched a scathing assault on the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), alleging that, “When Ayodhya defeated the BJP, these individuals began abusing the Ram devotees.”
In one other on X, he mentioned, “When Maharashtra voters didn’t vote for BJP, the statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Baba Saheb Ambedkar had been faraway from their unique place in Parliament.”
“Once they [BJP] didn’t get 26/26 seats in Gujarat, they eliminated the statue of Mahatma Gandhi from its unique place in Parliament. Simply assume, if we had given them 400 seats, would they’ve spared the Structure?,” Khera added.
Khera’s assertion was a dig on the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. The Mahayuti alliance — which incorporates the BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the NCP headed by Ajit Pawar – witnessed a defeat on the hand of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) within the Lok Sabha Elections 2027.
Whereas the Mahayuti received 17 out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats within the state, the MVA (comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT and NCP-SP) bagged 30 seats within the state.
Because the BJP noticed an enormous decline in its seat share within the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took duty for the get together’s abysmal efficiency on Wednesday. He additionally urged the high management to alleviate him of ministerial duties in order that he may work for the get together.
“No matter loss we suffered within the LS polls in Maharashtra, I take full duty for it. Subsequently, I urge the highest management to alleviate me of my ministerial duties for I have to work for the get together and contribute my time to the preparations of the state meeting polls”, Fadnavis mentioned whereas addressing the media in Maharashtra’s Mumbai.
The BJP victory tally was a lot decrease than its 2019 tally of 303 and the 282 seats it had received in 2014. The Congress, alternatively, registered a robust progress, profitable 99 seats in comparison with 52 that it had received in 2019 and 44 seats in 2014. The INDIA bloc crossed the 230 mark, posing stiff competitors, and defying all predictions from exit polls.
(With inputs from ANI)
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Printed: 06 Jun 2024, 04:04 PM IST
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