Overview
- Speaking in Chikhalthana, Devendra Fadnavis challenged the Congress to present court or Election Commission evidence for its vote-theft and EVM accusations.
- He cited the Bihar result, where Congress won 6 of 243 seats, to argue that unsupported claims are alienating voters and could foreshadow local poll setbacks.
- He said the state will cover the municipal body’s Rs 800 crore share for the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar water pipeline to get the stalled project moving.
- He announced Rs 740 crore provided for land acquisition and expansion of the local airport and promoted the city as an emerging EV hub.
- He reported roughly 70% of compensation for flood- and excess-rain-hit farmers has been deposited and criticized Shiv Sena (UBT) while urging pragmatic alliances for civic polls.