Mahayuti govt committed sin of fixing price for sisters' love: Supriya Sule on Ladki Bahin scheme
Mumbai, Aug 16: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Friday hit out at the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra over its flagship 'Ladki Bahin' scheme, accusing it of committing the sin of fixing a price for sisters' love.
She said leaders in the government remembered their sisters only after the Lok Sabha elections.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) performed better than the ruling alliance in the state in the parliamentary elections.
The Eknath Shinde-led government comprising Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP has introduced the 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana' to provide a financial assistance of Rs 1,500 per month to eligible women. The government will formally launch the scheme on August 17 by transferring the first instalment to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
Speaking at the meeting of the opposition bloc MVA here, she said, "There is no money involved in the emotion of love. But the state government has linked the brother-sister relationship to electoral politics. The Mahayuti government committed the sin of fixing a price for sisters' love."
"When money and relationships are mixed, the relationship does not remain intact any longer," she said.
Her remarks were apparently targeted at Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, her estranged cousin who split the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded by her father Sharad Pawar. Ajit Pawar and his loyalist MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde-led government in July last year.
Recalling her experience of the Lok Sabha election, Sule said, "Since I was the most favourite sister, all attention was on me."
Ajit Pawar had fielded his wife Sunetra Pawar against Sule from the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency. However, Sunetra Pawar lost the election.
Sule further said, "I assure you that all the 31 MPs of the MVA will work hard to get our alliance's candidates elected in the assembly polls."
Assembly elections in Maharashtra are likely to be held in October or November this year.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
