'There is no pressure politics': Sena welcomes Sonia Gandhi's letter to Uddhav Thackeray seeking welfare measures for Dalits, Tribals

'There is no pressure politics': Sena welcomes Sonia Gandhi's letter to Uddhav Thackeray seeking welfare measures for Dalits, Tribals

The letter is significant as Gandhi has written to Thackeray for the first time since her party formed an unlikely alliance with the Shiv Sena along with the NCP to form 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' (MVA) government in the state last year.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Saturday, December 19, 2020, 01:34 PM IST
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'There is no pressure politics': Sena welcomes Sonia Gandhi's letter to Uddhav Thackeray seeking welfare measures for Dalits, Tribals | PTI File Photo

Days after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, seeking the implementation of certain measures for the welfare of Dalits and tribals, Shiv Sena has welcomed the step.

Speaking to ANI, about the same, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut stated, "If the Congress party has brought forward an agenda which is in the interest of people of Maharashtra and the state, then, it should be welcomed. There is no pressure politics."

The letter is significant as Gandhi has written to Thackeray for the first time since her party formed an unlikely alliance with the Shiv Sena along with the NCP to form 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' (MVA) government in the state last year.

Among other things, Gandhi, in her letter dated December 14, demanded reservation in government contracts for SC/ST professionals to promote entrepreneurship among them, Congress sources said.

She expressed confidence that the MVA government under Thackeray's leadership will implement the CMP in letter and spirit, sources added.

The budget allocation for the development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should be proportionate to their share in the population, she said.

The focus should be on bringing these communities on par with the rest of society at the earliest, Gandhi said.

"...there should be legislative backing to utilize the funds allocated (for schemes for SC/STs) during the same financial year," she said.

There should be recruitment drives for filling up a backlog of vacancies in reserved posts, the Congress president said.

The letter also assumes significance in view of the upcoming Gram Panchayat elections in Maharashtra.

(With inputs from ANI)

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