Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief says no councilor allows other to function properly and all try to outdo each other
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray attacked both the Uddhav Thackeray-led tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and the erstwhile BJP government, saying the frequent changes in ward structure were apart from a ploy on the part of the ruling party. There was nothing else. The right to rigging municipal and city council elections.
Speaking in Nashik on Thursday, the MNS chief hit out at the re-introduction of the MVA government. multi-member ward system For all city councils and corporations [barring the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)].
usurp power
“Where did this weirdo come from” [multi-member ward] The system originated in Maharashtra? And why only here? The intention seems to be purely a ruthless power grab on the part of the ruling politicians who unnecessarily want to indulge in corruption… but then, why bother people? Why should they be forced to press three buttons to select three councilors in a ward?” Mr Thackeray accused the MVA of making fun of the election process.
He urged the State Election Commission to take action on the issue.
The decision to reintroduce the multi-member ward system, which was approved during the MVA cabinet meeting on Wednesday, reverses the government’s previous decision of December 2019 to have a single-member ward system in municipal corporations and councils .
The previous Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government had introduced a multi-member ward system for all municipal corporations in 2016. that was reversed When MVA was formed in 2019.
Slamming all the major political parties for taking the public hostage with such changes, Mr Thackeray urged the people to approach the courts and the Election Commission in this regard.
“What is the purpose of the government behind these changes? Earlier it was a two-member ward system. Then it became a four-member system, from four it became a single-member system, and now, from one, it became a three-member ward system. This game is going on since last 10 years and still we keep watching it with open eyes instead of raising our voice.
Mr Thackeray observed that in a multi-member ward, none of the councilors allowed the other to function properly and everyone tried to overtake each other.
“One councilor proposes something and the other opposes it. If people want to meet the councilor tomorrow about a particular problem, whom should they meet? People should take this matter to the courts because if we [the MNS] Go to court, our actions will be given a political colour,” said the MNS chief.
Sharia law needed
Criticizing the MVA for failing to control the rising crime against women, Mr Thackeray said there is a need to bring in a stringent Sharia law to check serious crimes against women.
“I have said this before… to create fear among criminals and potential criminals there is a need to bring in Sharia-like law… there is no fear now… Thanks to this government, absolutely everywhere There is chaos,” he said. said.
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