Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) state president and Raigad Lok Sabha candidate for Mahayuti Sunil Tatkare on Saturday expressed confidence that their minority community’s vote count will be higher than in the 2019 elections.
“Today, caste-based forces are pretending to be secular; but we are working at their service in a truly secular way without asking if they have ever greeted ‘Eid Mubarak’,” he said in his speech at a meeting of the minority community held in Mandangad.
Tatkare, who is the sitting MP from Raigad start, is pitted against Shiv Sena UBT candidate and former union minister Anant Geete.
He said, “Politicians will continue to engage in politics, but we know we are working with secularism. We have worked a lot to strengthen the minority community’s youth. Just as umbrellas come out during monsoons, Anant Geete comes out as the election approaches. But Sunil Tatkare has been at your service 24 hours and will continue to do so.”
“There is a misconception that the NDA government is against the Muslim community. However, the government has implemented several schemes for minority communities. Mandangad taluka from Raigad constituency is also among those included in multiple minority schemes. Moreover, for 40 years I have worked with secular thoughts. While participating in the NDA, we are also moving forward with the thoughts and ideals of Shiv-Shahu-Phule-Ambedkar,” he said.
He said the then Minister Nawab Malik had proposed to increase the funds of Maulana Azad Economic Development Corporation.
“Being the state Finance Minister, Ajit Pawar had sanctioned the funds and now the corporation fund stands at Rs 800 crore, courtesy of Ajit dada,” he added.
The Muslim community had demanded an Irani College since there was none in Maharashtra. Sunil Tatkare said upon giving a proposal to Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif, he sanctioned Rs 340 crore within 24 hours for the college.
Apart from this, large funds have been given to the minority community through different schemes, he said.
–IANS
sj/svn
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
