"Everyone's bags are checked. Devendra Fadnavis's bag was checked on November 5, but we did not make it an issue. Whenever we travel in our car, the police checks us at check posts etc. This is the job of the Election Commission and the police; they do their job," Goyal said.
Amid the ongoing political row over a 'routine check' of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's luggage by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the bags and helicopter of Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde were also checked on Wednesday as part of Stand
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Wednesday criticised the opposing, stating that, post-independence, every government formed at the Centre and in the states promoted the politics of divide and rule. He further asserted that these governmen
"They can mislead people with fake narratives just once. This time they cannot mislead people. The people of Maharashtra have understood the fake promises. Sharad Pawar was a Union Minister for 10 years and even he did not do anything for the farmers and Marathas," Piyush Goyal told ANI.
"If Aghadi mistakenly wins the elections here, Maharashtra will turn into an ATM for Congress. They will withdraw funds from Maharashtra by using the state's resources and send the money to Delhi. In contrast, if Mahayuti forms the government, the Modi administration will ensure greater d
Maharashtra Congress president, Nana Patole hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and said that he should keep his politics in UP only. He said that the people of Maharashtra will never accept 'Batenge to katenge' politics.
As Maharashtra assembly polls draw nearer, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday criticised opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, terming the alliance as 'Vinas' (destruction).
Further, Sule also lashed out at BJP-led Mahayuti alliance slogan "Batenge toh katenge" and said that the language of dividing was against Baba Saheb Ambedkar's constitution.
Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's slogan "Batenge toh Katenge," questioning the alliance's unity and accusing it of disrespecting Maharashtra's Marathi identity.
Stepping up his attack on Congress in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that the opposition party wants one caste to fight the other and urged people to stay united while emphasising slogan of "hum ek hain to safe hain".
"Narendra Modi sarkar waqf kanoon danke ki chot par badal ne wali hai (come what may Narendra Modi government is going to amend the Waqf act) and then no one's land or house would be declared as Waqf property. This is a free India, and no one has the permission to do this," Shah added.