Pune: NCP (SCP) state president Jayant Patil on Sunday criticised state govt for organising the “Lakhpati Didi” event in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jalgaon . Patil said the govt should have postponed the event against the backdrop of the Nepal bus accident, which claimed lives of 27 people of Jalgaon district. “The entire district is in grief over the unfortunate accident.
In such a situation, state govt is celebrating the Lakhpati Didi scheme in Jalgaon. They even invited the PM to the event,” Patil told reporters in Pune. The senior politician said, “The govt should have either avoided holding the programme or informed the PM about the situation so that he would have cancelled it on his own.
” On Sunday, PM Modi distributed certificates to several women who benefitted from the Centre’s “Lakhpati Didi” scheme. The PM also addressed a gathering of women at the venue. The NCP (SCP) leader said the govt was over-obsessed with the “Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana”, and it believed the scheme would help them (in the assembly elections).
“The whole govt is running behind one scheme,” he said, adding that his party was not opposed to the scheme but believed it could be implemented in a better way. Patil, who has served as the finance minister of Maharashtra in the past, said officials of the finance ministry were under pressure after the launch of this scheme. “The govt has cut or stopped funds for several existing schemes.
Officials of the finance department are probably unable to sleep peacefully at night, wondering how to get through this situation,” he said. When asked about Raj Thackeray blaming Sharad Pawar for “caste politics” in Maharashtra, Patil said, “There is no fact in these allegations. It is just an attempt to hammer something into people’s minds by saying it repeatedly.
It is one of the techniques of the campaign.” Patil said Pawar has moved ahead by taking along people from all communities throughout his life. “Raj Thackeray should talk about those people who do ‘caste politics’,” he said.
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Jalgaon in mourning but state celebrating Lakhpati Didi scheme there: Jayant Patil NCP state president Jayant Patil criticized the Maharashtra government for organizing the 'Lakhpati Didi' event in Jalgaon with PM Modi despite the recent Nepal bus accident that claimed 27 lives from the district. Patil argued the event should have been postponed and emphasized concerns over financial management due to the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme. 'Women power here has inspired whole country': PM Modi interacts with 'Lakhpati Didis' in Maharashtra Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with 'Lakhpati Didis' in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, and released Rs 2,500 crore as a revolving fund while disbursing Rs 5,000 crore in bank loans for SHG members.
Modi highlighted the empowerment of women and addressed safety concerns. He also expressed condolences to victims of the Nepal bus tragedy..
