Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut on Friday launched a scathing assault on the Maharashtra authorities led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, questioning its latest choices to extend the honorarium and salaries of madrassa academics. Raut dubbed these strikes as “vote jihad” and alleged that they had been applied to affect the upcoming Meeting elections within the state, that are prone to happen subsequent month, as the present Meeting’s time period ends on 26 November.
“Is that this (schemes like Ladki Bahin and wage hike of madrassa academics) not vote jihad? The salaries ought to enhance for many who train youngsters, however they (BJP) would have known as it vote jihad had we performed it,” Raut remarked, criticising the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) for its insurance policies, as quoted by information company PTI.
Raut additional questioned whether or not different schemes, such because the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana or the choice to hike the working capital of the Maulana Azad Monetary Company from Rs 700 crore to Rs 1,000 crore, had been additionally launched with electoral arithmetic in thoughts.
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Congress chief Naseem Khan echoed Raut’s sentiments, suggesting that the BJP’s determination to lift the honorarium and salaries of madrassa academics was politically motivated. “Why is the BJP not taking motion in opposition to its leaders who’re threatening Muslims?” Khan requested, questioning the ruling get together’s intentions. This comment may be seen in reference to controversial statements by MLA Nitesh Rane who has been booked underneath a number of FIRs resulting from his controversial remarks.
Khan additionally emphasised that the rise in salaries and the increase within the working capital of the Maulana Azad Monetary Company weren’t aimed toward uplifting the Muslim neighborhood however had been designed to make sure that the BJP improves its efficiency in comparison with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Nevertheless, regardless of these alleged motives, he welcomed each choices, stating, “The countdown of the ruling alliance’s defeat within the Maharashtra polls has begun.”
Responding to the accusations, senior BJP chief Kirit Somaiya hit again, denying that the federal government’s choices had been pushed by vote-bank politics. “The federal government has not elevated the salaries of Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut whose get together resorted to vote jihad within the Lok Sabha polls,” Somaiya remarked. He additional claimed that the BJP-led Mahayuti authorities doesn’t discriminate on non secular strains on the subject of sectors like well being and training.
Earlier within the month, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had additionally blamed “vote jihad” for the Mahayuti alliance’s poor efficiency within the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra.
As per the cupboard determination, the working capital of the Maulana Azad Monetary Company is about to rise from Rs 700 crore to Rs 1,000 crore. Moreover, the honorarium for madrassa academics holding D.Ed levels can be elevated from Rs 6,000 to Rs 16,000, whereas academics with BA, B.Ed, and BSc levels will see their honorarium rise from Rs 8,000 to Rs 18,000.