Scatterbrain Oppn got exposed during session: Chief Minister


* Government to table Action Taken Report on Kelkar Committee report during budget session of State Legislature
* Guardian Ministers of various districts to be announced in a couple of days
* 11 important Bills cleared during winter session
By Kartik Lokhande 
Returning the Opposition fire, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that his Government was ‘alert, positive, and sensitive’ but the Opposition parties were ‘divided, lacking in policy or vision, and scatterbrain’ during the winter session of State Legislature. Further, he said, the Government would table Action Taken Report on Kelkar Committee report during budget session of the State Legislature.
Addressing a press conference after prorogation of the winter session of State Legislature on Wednesday evening, Fadnavis said that his Government was willing to discuss Kelkar Committee report. “The previous Government led by the parties that are in Opposition now, did not table Kelkar Committee report for three sessions during its tenure. We have kept our word of tabling it during winter session. We were ready to discuss it in the Legislature but the Group Leaders of various parties wanted time till budget session to study the report,” he said. The Government will decide on which recommendations to accept for implementation, only after discussion.
Responding to the criticism of Opposition parties, Fadnavis said that the previous Government had announced a package of Rs 8,000 crore for farmers in five years. “We have announced relief package of Rs 7,000 crore in the very first session of our Government. The amount of package is immaterial, as we have tried to effect a paradigm shift. Instead of temporary reliefs, we have focussed on sustainable changes and policy making,” said the Chief Minister. Already, he added, the Government has taken up ‘Jalyukta Shivar’ campaign to make 5,000 villages get rid of drought situation.
As far as Vidarbha development issues were concerned, Fadnavis said that his Government was focussing on time-bound completion of projects. Besides, the new Government was trying to bring in transparency in functioning through decentralisation of powers. For instance, he said, previously various decisions were taken at Mantralaya level only in case of Urban Development Department. “There was an impression that without greasing the palms, no file could move ahead in this department. We have effected various changes. Since my Government took over, 22 development plans have been cleared. These were pending for five years,” Fadnavis said.
On the issue of Maratha and Muslim quota, Chief Minister said that the previous Government’s Bills in this regard had legal loopholes. The Bill on Maratha reservation attracted legal issues. “After taking the opinion of Advocate General, our Government got the Bill on Maratha reservation cleared in both the Houses of State Legislature,” he said. The Bill on Muslim reservation involved certain Constitutional issues and hence the opinion of Advocate General was being sought for appropriate action, he added.
Asked about the letter written by NCP chief Sharad Pawar about Chief Minister’s suggestion on forming a panel for expediting development of Mumbai, Fadnavis said that NCP leaders had misled Pawar too. “I only suggested that a panel should be formed to expedite pending projects of Mumbai and Prime Minister should head it. It is for the Central Government to decide on formation of panel,” he added.
Expressing satisfaction on legislative business transacted during winter session, Fadnavis told the reporters that 11 important Bills got cleared during the session. These included those relating to Maratha reservation, amendments to Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, Maharashtra Entertainment Duty Act etc.
Eknath Khadse, Revenue Minister; Girish Bapat, Parliamentary Affairs Minister; Rajkumar Badole, Social Justice Minister’ Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Energy Minister; Raj Purohit, Anil Sole, Sudhakar Deshmukh and others were present prominently in the press conference.

(24-12-14)

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