Local units to decide on civic poll alliances: Raut
Nashik: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP
on Sunday announced that the decision regarding whether to contest the upcoming civic body elections in Maharashtra as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) or independently will be made at the local level.
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Speaking to the reporters in Malegaon, Raut affirmed the party's preparedness for the upcoming civic polls. He added that senior party leaders are currently touring various parts of the state where these elections are slated to be held, engaging with local party office-bearers.
"We are prepared for the coming civic polls. The local leaders in respective municipal corporations will decide whether to contest upcoming civic polls as MVA or contest independently," the official said.
Alleging that the Mahayuti ruling partners in the state won the state assembly polls by managing EVMs and using money power, Raut said the BJP delayed the civic polls in the state as it was not sure of winning. "However, the civic polls are now being held in the coming few months as per the directive of the Supreme Court," the MP said.
Raut also criticised CM Devendra Fadnavis for holding Kumbh Mela meeting in Nashik on Sunday.
"Kumbh Mela was held recently at Prayagraj. Instead of keeping people stuck in the Kumbh Mela, the CM should come and see the roads of Malegaon. He should work in Maharashtra. Kumbh Mela minister Girish Mahajan is efficient enough to carry out the preparations," Raut said.
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