Talking to the media here, Sharad Pawar said that a day before the state budget was presented, there were many media reports about the kind of plans/payments/projects that were expected from the ruling Mahayuti alliance government.
“Schemes like free education for girls, subsidy of Rs 1,500 per month for poor women, Rs 20,000 per procession in the annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur and other details had become public domain before the proposals were tabled in budget. This means budget secrecy was not maintained,” said Sharad Pawar.
On the avalanche of gifts and gifts, apart from the grandiose proposals made by his nephew and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, the elder Pawar took a swipe and said, "With just Rs 70 in their pocket, how will they be able to spend Rs 100 rupees?" He said the plans announced by the Mahayuti government have little meaning.
Calling the state budget "election-oriented", he also expressed doubts over the proposed electricity bill waiver for farmers, asking "what is the financial situation of power companies and unless their losses are made up, will be unviable."
"It seeks to create the impression that the budget is very good... But there are many things in the budget that seem impractical and are unlikely to be implemented," warned Sharad Pawar, in line with similar reactions from allies of Maha Vikas Aghadi. Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT)-NCP (SP) leaders on Friday.
Referring to the thorny question of the 'CM face' of the Opposition, Sharad Pawar quipped that "the united MVA itself will be the face" in the October Assembly elections, and predicted a clean sweep of the Opposition in line with the Lok Sabha polls 2024. .
“We (MVA-INDIA bloc) have won 31 of the 48 LS seats in the state… Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 18 rallies in the state and 14 of the NDA-Mahayuti candidates lost there. A similar panorama will be seen in the Assembly elections. People have lost faith in the BJP,” said Sharad Pawar.
The NCP (SP) supremo began a two-day tour of the drought-affected areas of Kolhapur and its surrounding areas accompanied by local leaders and farmers' representatives.
“Schemes like free education for girls, subsidy of Rs 1,500 per month for poor women, Rs 20,000 per procession in the annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur and other details had become public domain before the proposals were tabled in budget. This means budget secrecy was not maintained,” said Sharad Pawar.
On the avalanche of gifts and gifts, apart from the grandiose proposals made by his nephew and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, the elder Pawar took a swipe and said, "With just Rs 70 in their pocket, how will they be able to spend Rs 100 rupees?" He said the plans announced by the Mahayuti government have little meaning.
Calling the state budget "election-oriented", he also expressed doubts over the proposed electricity bill waiver for farmers, asking "what is the financial situation of power companies and unless their losses are made up, will be unviable."
"It seeks to create the impression that the budget is very good... But there are many things in the budget that seem impractical and are unlikely to be implemented," warned Sharad Pawar, in line with similar reactions from allies of Maha Vikas Aghadi. Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT)-NCP (SP) leaders on Friday.
Referring to the thorny question of the 'CM face' of the Opposition, Sharad Pawar quipped that "the united MVA itself will be the face" in the October Assembly elections, and predicted a clean sweep of the Opposition in line with the Lok Sabha polls 2024. .
“We (MVA-INDIA bloc) have won 31 of the 48 LS seats in the state… Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 18 rallies in the state and 14 of the NDA-Mahayuti candidates lost there. A similar panorama will be seen in the Assembly elections. People have lost faith in the BJP,” said Sharad Pawar.
The NCP (SP) supremo began a two-day tour of the drought-affected areas of Kolhapur and its surrounding areas accompanied by local leaders and farmers' representatives.