Pune metropolis Congress president Arvind Shinde mentioned agency motion might be taken towards those that have defied the occasion and that no leniency might be proven to them. Shinde was referring to Congress leaders Aba Bagul, Kamal Vyavahare and Manish Anand who’ve filed their nominations as independents for the upcoming meeting elections after being denied tickets by the occasion. They now face expulsion from the occasion for six years, Shinde informed Anuradha Mascarendhas in an unique interview. Excerpts
We had earlier issued a 24-hour ultimatum to them to withdraw their nominations (as independents) from the respective meeting constituencies. We additionally formally notified the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee management. Since these three refused to conform, they now face expulsion from the occasion for six years. A decision has additionally been handed by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to make sure these three candidates and their relations aren’t accepted by any MVA-affiliated occasion in future municipal or state elections.
Do you’re feeling such sturdy motion is important?
Bagul is the incumbent vice-president of the occasion and has filed his nomination from Parvati. Anand is a former vice-president of the Khadki Cantonment Board and has filed his papers from Shivajinagar, whereas Vyavahare is a former mayor who has filed her papers from Kasba Peth.
Our occasion had been given the Kasba and Shivajinagar seats and we’ve fielded Ravindra Dhangekar and Datta Bahirat from there. The Parvati meeting ticket was given to Ashwini Kadam of the NCP. This sort of insurrection is towards the occasion directives and therefore, we’ve determined to take stern motion.
We even have proof that Anand’s spouse Pooja, who heads the Congress occasion’s ladies’s cell, has been canvassing for her husband. We have now submitted proof of this to the state management.We have now additionally really useful that Pooja Anand be expelled from the occasion.
They had been Congress loyalists. Will they pose a menace to the official Congress candidates in Kasba and Shivajinagar?
We are going to go to the constituencies and clarify to the voters that the occasion has executed loads for these leaders, who’ve now determined to insurgent. How can they are saying that they’ve been denied a good likelihood? Aba Bagul was a six-time corporator and deputy mayor of the town, other than being the chairman of the standing committee within the Pune Municipal Company. Vyavahre was the primary lady mayor of the town. How can Bagul and Vyavahare encase themselves with the loyalist tag when each have left the occasion twice previously? No, they won’t pose a menace.
Dhangekar, the Kasba candidate, has executed a variety of work in his constituency. Right here, individuals have earlier rejected the BJP. Within the Cantonment constituency, the sitting BJP MLA faces an anti-incumbency wave as he has not executed any concrete work. We anticipate that our candidate for the seat, Ramesh Bagwe, will win with a great margin, particularly since our occasion had gained by a margin of greater than 13,000 votes from this constituency in the course of the Lok Sabha elections.
What’s the marketing campaign technique for the meeting seats in Pune?
We have now arrange our coordination committees on the metropolis degree and collectively with the MVA on the assembly-segment degree. All points might be addressed at these ranges. We even have 4 to 5 different committees that may maintain authorized points and different essential considerations with care and integrity. We even have groups which is able to work throughout social media platforms to supply dependable data and have interaction with the general public.
As well as, we’ve sales space committees for the meeting segments. Every sales space, which caters to roughly 1,000 voters, may have 11 sales space committee members. Every polling station has a minimum of eight to 9 cubicles and the committees will be sure that they concentrate on every sales space from the very begin, performing duties like handing out pamphlets, manifestos and voting slips.
What are the important thing points on this meeting election?
Whereas Chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi just lately unveiled the Congress occasion’s manifesto, we are going to quickly launch a city-focused manifesto. This manifesto will handle key city challenges like visitors congestion, river air pollution, increasing flyover infrastructure, and making Metro transport extra reasonably priced.
For instance, whereas a Metro ticket may cost a little round Rs 10, parking charges are sometimes greater. We are going to goal to handle this imbalance. We’re additionally dedicated to bettering public transport by deploying smaller buses for higher connectivity within the Peth areas. Regardless of makes an attempt by the BJP authorities to close down the BRTS, we consider the system is crucial and plan to reinstate it quickly.
The Congress has constantly prioritized ladies’s security and we’re dedicated to strengthening these efforts. We are going to be sure that the police fulfill their obligations diligently, placing an finish to the follow of paying for and getting posts. We are going to guarantee there are not any faux encounters and can give emphasis on organising fast-track courts.
What’s your occasion’s tackle the Maratha reservation challenge?
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil has backed out of electoral politics. There’s dissatisfaction among the many Maratha group with the Eknath Shinde authorities over the reservation challenge . The Shinde administration initially promised reservation, issued a letter, after which backed out. Now, the BJP is shifting focus and difficult the Congress to decide to Maratha reservations inside the OBC class. Till the caste census is launched, the precise particulars of who qualifies for what kind of reservation stay unsure.
