New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday claimed that the BJP has publicly admitted to using its washing machines to import leaders to Maharashtra, and cited the examples of Ravindra Vaikar, Yamini Jadhav and Narayan Rane, who have shown corruption. Faced opposition investigation and joined ruling coalition. In the state.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said this when he asked some questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi before his rallies in Maharashtra.
Ramesh asked in a post, "Why has the BJP weakened the forest rights of tribals in Maharashtra? Will the BJP's washing machine ever stop spinning? Why has there been a three-fold increase in deaths of construction workers in Maharashtra?" ,
Elaborating on what he said were "jumla details", Ramesh said that in 2006, the decades-long struggle of India's tribal communities ended when the Congress government introduced the historic Forest Rights Act.
"This gave the tribal and forest-dwelling communities the legal right to manage their own forests and benefit economically from the forest produce collected by them," he alleged, last year, when PM Modi introduced the Forest Conservation Amendment Act. did, all this progress was undone.,
“The new Act weakens the Forest Rights Act of 2006, eliminating provisions on consent of local communities and other statutory requirements for forest clearance in vast areas. The intention, of course, is to improve access to our forests,” said the Prime Minister. The minister's corporate friend," said Ramesh.
The data also shows how the Mahayuti government has hampered the implementation of the FRA, leaving lakhs of tribals deprived of its benefits, he said.
“Of the 4,01,046 individual claims filed, only 52% (2,06,620 claims) have been approved, and distributed land ownership covers only 23.5% (11,769 sq km) of the 50,045 sq km eligible for community rights.” Is.Why is it that the BJP and its allies have deprived the tribals in Maharashtra of their forest rights,'' Ramesh asked.
He also claimed that the BJP has now publicly admitted to using its washing machine to import leaders into Maharashtra.
"Like many BJP leaders, former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya had leveled corruption charges against Ravindra Vaikar, Yamini Jadhav and Narayan Rane, who faced investigation by the ED and the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau. Soon after, these All the leaders joined the Mahayuti alliance in a very predictable manner, to which Somaiya commented, 'Everyone should get a chance, if the shirt gets stained, you wash it and wear it again', Ramesh said. Said.
The Congress leader said that it seems that BJP has become expert in washing stained shirts.
“This has now been confirmed by Ravindra Vaikar himself, who mentioned that when he was with Mr Thackeray's Shiv Sena he had 'two options', 'change political parties or go to jail.'Dealing with corruption,' asked Ramesh.
He said there has been a three-fold increase in deaths of construction workers in Maharashtra since 2021.
Ramesh said, "Although the BJP government likes to boast about its infrastructure projects, its cost is being borne by India's migrant workers. They come to cities like Mumbai in search of opportunities and the government's apathy. Because of this they have to pay the price with their lives."
“The Congress government had enacted the Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules in 2007, but developers and contractors have violated the law at will under the BJ regime,” he said.,
Ramesh said, in August 2023, when 13 laborers died when a guard weighing 700 tonnes collapsed on the Samruddhi Expressway in Thane, they were promised compensation of Rs 5 lakh by the state government and Rs 2 lakh by the Central government.
"The families were forced to complete tedious paperwork and they received compensation after four months. This is also a rare case, as most families never received any compensation," he alleged.
He said, in the Congress Nyaya Patra, the party has guaranteed that it will make laws to protect the rights of unorganized workers and increase their social security.
“We have also promised a national minimum wage of Rs 400 per day,” Rames said.What is the Prime Minister's vision for better safety and security for construction workers?" and asked the Prime Minister to break his "silence" on these issues.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said this when he asked some questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi before his rallies in Maharashtra.
Ramesh asked in a post, "Why has the BJP weakened the forest rights of tribals in Maharashtra? Will the BJP's washing machine ever stop spinning? Why has there been a three-fold increase in deaths of construction workers in Maharashtra?" ,
Elaborating on what he said were "jumla details", Ramesh said that in 2006, the decades-long struggle of India's tribal communities ended when the Congress government introduced the historic Forest Rights Act.
"This gave the tribal and forest-dwelling communities the legal right to manage their own forests and benefit economically from the forest produce collected by them," he alleged, last year, when PM Modi introduced the Forest Conservation Amendment Act. did, all this progress was undone.,
“The new Act weakens the Forest Rights Act of 2006, eliminating provisions on consent of local communities and other statutory requirements for forest clearance in vast areas. The intention, of course, is to improve access to our forests,” said the Prime Minister. The minister's corporate friend," said Ramesh.
The data also shows how the Mahayuti government has hampered the implementation of the FRA, leaving lakhs of tribals deprived of its benefits, he said.
“Of the 4,01,046 individual claims filed, only 52% (2,06,620 claims) have been approved, and distributed land ownership covers only 23.5% (11,769 sq km) of the 50,045 sq km eligible for community rights.” Is.Why is it that the BJP and its allies have deprived the tribals in Maharashtra of their forest rights,'' Ramesh asked.
He also claimed that the BJP has now publicly admitted to using its washing machine to import leaders into Maharashtra.
"Like many BJP leaders, former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya had leveled corruption charges against Ravindra Vaikar, Yamini Jadhav and Narayan Rane, who faced investigation by the ED and the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau. Soon after, these All the leaders joined the Mahayuti alliance in a very predictable manner, to which Somaiya commented, 'Everyone should get a chance, if the shirt gets stained, you wash it and wear it again', Ramesh said. Said.
The Congress leader said that it seems that BJP has become expert in washing stained shirts.
“This has now been confirmed by Ravindra Vaikar himself, who mentioned that when he was with Mr Thackeray's Shiv Sena he had 'two options', 'change political parties or go to jail.'Dealing with corruption,' asked Ramesh.
He said there has been a three-fold increase in deaths of construction workers in Maharashtra since 2021.
Ramesh said, "Although the BJP government likes to boast about its infrastructure projects, its cost is being borne by India's migrant workers. They come to cities like Mumbai in search of opportunities and the government's apathy. Because of this they have to pay the price with their lives."
“The Congress government had enacted the Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules in 2007, but developers and contractors have violated the law at will under the BJ regime,” he said.,
Ramesh said, in August 2023, when 13 laborers died when a guard weighing 700 tonnes collapsed on the Samruddhi Expressway in Thane, they were promised compensation of Rs 5 lakh by the state government and Rs 2 lakh by the Central government.
"The families were forced to complete tedious paperwork and they received compensation after four months. This is also a rare case, as most families never received any compensation," he alleged.
He said, in the Congress Nyaya Patra, the party has guaranteed that it will make laws to protect the rights of unorganized workers and increase their social security.
“We have also promised a national minimum wage of Rs 400 per day,” Rames said.What is the Prime Minister's vision for better safety and security for construction workers?" and asked the Prime Minister to break his "silence" on these issues.
