Madhuri Misal, four-time MLA for Parvati in Pune, will take her oath as a Maharashtra cupboard minister on the swearing-in ceremony in Nagpur at 4 pm on Sunday.
“I simply acquired to know that my title can be on the listing (of cupboard ministers within the newly shaped Mahayuti authorities). The swearing-in ceremony will happen at 4 pm. Our authorities has at all times revered girls… No matter accountability the social gathering offers me, I’ll fulfil it,” Misal informed ANI information company in Nagpur.
Misal, who turned 60 this 12 months, is a BCom graduate. Earlier than being elected as an MLA, she was a corporator from Kasba Peth in Pune. She has been related to the BJP for the previous 18 years. Within the 2024 Meeting elections, she beat Ashwini Kadam of the NCP(SP) by over 50,000 votes.
Excerpts from an interview Misal gave The Indian Specific three weeks in the past:
Q: It was your fourth consecutive win in Meeting elections. How do you are feeling about that?
Madhuri Misal: It’s the confidence proven by voters in me and I’m grateful for that. I’ve labored for them for therefore a few years, first as a corporator after which as legislator for 3 phrases. That they elected me with an enormous margin means I’ve delivered as per their expectations.
Q: What are your plans for the Parvati constituency within the subsequent 5 years?
Madhuri Misal: Already massive infrastructure tasks are happening within the constituency I signify. I need to get them accomplished as early as potential and so they embrace the underground metro route from Swargate to Katraj, the flyover at Gangadham, and the uninterrupted water provide venture. The channelisation of streams with retaining partitions must be accomplished to keep away from flooding in adjoining areas throughout monsoon.
Q: You’re the solely lady legislator to signify the constituency within the Meeting. Do you have got any plans to handle girls’s points?
Madhuri Misal: I’ve been elected each by women and men, so I’ll work for all. I used to be within the crew to border legal guidelines for the Vishaka committee for girls. I’m working to offer higher public bathrooms for girls within the metropolis. It is extremely a lot wanted. I additionally need to guarantee they’re correctly maintained.
Q: Being a senior legislator of the political social gathering in energy, are you changing into a minister too?
Madhuri Misal: Everybody has the ambition to develop, so do I. Nonetheless, it’s the social gathering’s determination. I’ll perform all my duties which can be entrusted to me. I’m the one lady legislator who has received 4 occasions consecutively within the Meeting. It’s very vital.
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