BJP holds rally against ‘mafia rule’ in Maharashtra
March 14th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday organised a rally on the first day of the Maharashtra assembly’s budget session to protest what it called “mafia rule” in the state.
Organised by the BJP as the culmination of its “Mafia Sarkar Hatao, Maharashtra Bachao Andolan”, the rally raised several issues including the Jaitapur nuclear power project, inflation, corruption and scams within the government.
Speaking at the rally at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, top BJP leaders - among them party president Nitin Gadkari and senior party leader Gopinath Munde, state party president Sudhir Mungantiwar, leaders of the Opposition in both houses Eknath Khadse and Pandurang Phundkar - openly criticised the government for several scams and rising inflation.
While Gadkari in his speech described the government as that of robbers, Munde criticised Home Minister R.R. Patil for the security lapses, which he said led to the burning alive of Malegaon’s additional district collector Yashwant Sonawane by kerosene mafia.
- BJP calls emergency meet to discuss Munde issue - Jun 20, 2011
- Munde won't leave party, say BJP leaders - Jun 21, 2011
- Vinod Tawde new opposition leader in Maharashtra council - Dec 16, 2011
- Gopinath Munde denies plans to join Shiv Sena - Jun 17, 2011
- Advani in Mumbai, consoles survivors - Jul 14, 2011
- Maharashtra opposition parties plan rally Thursday - Jun 08, 2011
- Opposition parties to meet governor for Chavan's sack - Oct 31, 2010
- Sack Ashok Chavan ministry, demands Maharashtra opposition - Nov 01, 2010
- Maharashtra government, opposition trade charges - Apr 09, 2012
- Uddhav Thackeray hits out at Rahul Gandhi, Ajit Pawar - Jun 10, 2011
- Maharashtra minister, officials review coastal security (With Images) - May 31, 2011
- BJP, Shiv Sena meet to sort out differences - Mar 13, 2011
- Not leaving BJP, says Munde - Jun 22, 2011
- Manmohan Singh weakest PM: Advani - Oct 17, 2011
- Maharashtra opposition members meet governor - Aug 12, 2011
Tags: bachao andolan, bharatiya janata party, bjp leaders, budget session, culmination, home minister, inflation, kerosene, mafia, maharashtra assembly, maidan, malegaon, nitin, nuclear power project, party leader, party president, robbers, scams, security lapses, south mumbai