Sena (UBT) promises free edu, stable prices, scrapping of Dharavi project
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray unveiled his party’s manifesto for the Maharashtra Assembly poll on Thursday.
The party has promised to provide free education for male students, stabilise prices of essential items and scrap the Dharavi redevelopment project.
Thackeray, while releasing the manifesto at his residence ‘Matoshree’ in Mumbai, said most of the poll promises are part of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) overall assurances, but there are some points which need special attention.
The MVA – comprising of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (Sharad Pawar) faction -- will also launch its manifesto for the November 20 elections, he said.
Thackeray said every district would have a temple of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji. He also promised to implement the old pension scheme and remove the cap of 50 per cent reservation.
Thackeray said the way female students in the state were getting free education under a government policy, the benefits would be extended to male students as well, if the MVA comes to power. He also promised free travel for women in public buses.
Apart from recruiting 18,000 women in the state’s police force, Thackeray said all female police stations would also be established in Maharashtra. The MVA will also keep the prices of essential commodities stable, he added.
Talking about the Dharavi redevelopment project, the former CM said it would be scrapped as the project would have ramifications on Mumbai. “In view of the rapid urbanisation, Maharashtra and Mumbai will also have a housing policy. Affordable houses will be built for “sons of the soil” in urban, semi-urban and rural areas,” he added.
Thackeray said if the MVA comes to power, it would scrap cluster development of Koliwadas (fishing community settlements) and Gaothans (villages) and their development will be done after taking the residents into confidence.
Besides, the Sena (UBT) head said his party would work towards creating jobs. Job fairs would be held in each district every three months, and an International Finance Centre would be established in the state, he added.
Cong suspends rebels for six years
- Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday said all party rebels contesting against the official candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have been suspended for six years.
- Chennithala said the district units have been asked to prepare a list of rebels still in the fray for the November 20 poll and serve notices on them.
- “There will be no friendly fights. All rebels contesting against the MVA's official candidates have been suspended,” the All India Congress Committee in-charge of Maharashtra said.
The Congress leader said that the MVA’s manifesto would be released on November 10. -- PTI
