MVA govt had halted development works in Maharashtra, says CM Eknath Shinde at PM Modi's event

PM Narendra Modi at Mumbai airport. Pic/PMO

Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, at the PM Narendra Modi's public meeting event called Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde 'true follower of Balasaheb Thackeray'. At the event, CM Eknath Shinde said, people of Maharashtra are fortunate. PM Modi will inaugurate (various projects and two lines of Mumbai Metro) today. A few people wanted PM Modi to not get to do this, but just the opposite is happening. MVA Govt had halted development works in Maharashtra.

Fadnavis said that the true follower of Balasaheb Thackeray, Eknath Shinde showed courage & with your blessings, a Govt of the liking of the people came to Maharashtra once again. Maharashtra started walking rapidly on the path to development once again, as per the ANI.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening arrived in Mumbai, he was welcomed by a host of state dignitaries including the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. PM Modi later reached the MMRDA grounds in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) for a public meeting.

Fadnavis further said, "In 2019, you (PM) said here that the double-engine govt changed Maharashtra & asked that the Govt be brought back to power. Trusting you, people brought back the government. But some people indulged in foul play and for 2.5 yrs, there was a government that was not liked by the people," the ANI reported.