‘Want to make Maharashtra the No.1 State’

Mumbai: Giving a clear message to people ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday asked people to give him and his party a chance to rule.
Talking on a public platform, he was upfront about his conviction regarding Chief Ministership of the state and clearly stated that he is not the kind to run after the chair, but is neither a person who would shy away from responsibilities, claiming that if the SS comes to power, they will make Mahatashtra the no. 1 state in the country. Answering questions regarding regionalism, Uddhav refuted the allegations, ‘formation of states on the basis of language was a part of the Constitution and SS didn’t have any role to play on that.’ He however blamed the govt of eastern states, from where migrants come to Maharashtra and other states.
Further talking about developement he said, ‘the movement for seperate vidharbha is a fight for development. The condition of Marathi population is a matter of concern for us. We have never applied force on non Maharashtrian residents in our state. Politics doesn’t mean scams and scandals. For me Politics is a medium to bring changes to poeples lives. If anyone fights for the benefit of the people and is enbroiled in various court cases then I would say that I’m proud of that person.’ Talking on the BJP-SS alliance and rumour surrounding the discord he said, ‘I don’t have any hard feelings for the BJP alliance. There is no trust deficit between us. Talks are in for seat sharing in the coming elections. Delhi wave is present throughout the country. People of the country wanted a new face in Delhi and they got one in Narendra Modi, now its Maharashtra’s turn.
If people vote responsibly they will surely get one. Modiji is no Nawaz Sharif, he is our PM and leader of BJP-SS alliance also. If Modi factor works in Maharashtra elections, then why should we have any problem to that. We got collective success in Lok Sabha elections too.(PTI)