Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday stated Bangladeshi migrants in search of start certificates illegally within the state to acquire voting rights was “vote jihad half 2”.
Fadnavis, throughout the November meeting ballot marketing campaign, had cited situations of a group voting en masse towards the BJP within the Lok Sabha elections held earlier in 2024, and had termed this as “vote jihad”.
Talking on the state BJP’s conference in Shirdi in Ahilyanagar, Fadnavis stated, “Bangladeshi infiltrators are in search of start certificates in Maharashtra as a part of vote jihad half 2. Practically 100 such circumstances have been reported in Amravati and Malegaon tehsil in Nashik. These folks, many aged round 50 years, are acquiring paperwork illegally.”
Not a single infiltrator can be allowed to remain in Maharashtra, the CM asserted.
He stated his authorities is dedicated to combating anarchist forces trying to create caste-based and communal divisions and urged folks to remain vigilant and guarantee this resolve is strengthened.
Reflecting on the BJP’s stellar efficiency within the November meeting polls, he hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Residence Minister Amit Shah for guiding and instilling confidence amongst celebration employees after the setbacks confronted within the Lok Sabha polls.
“Within the final 30 years in Maharashtra, the BJP is the one celebration which crossed the 100-seat mark in three consecutive polls (2014, 2019 and 2024). PM Modi’s management gave us confidence and BJP obtained 132 seats with strike charge of 89 per cent,” he stated.
Narrating an anecdote from the Mahabharata about who ensured the victory of the Pandavas over the Kauravas, Fadnavis stated the celebration employees had been “Keshav” and Modi was “Madhav”, each names of Lord Krishna, within the stupendous victory of the BJP within the meeting polls.
Cautioning towards complacency after the meeting ballot outcomes, Fadnavis stated employees should proceed to place in concerted efforts for public welfare.
Pointing in direction of the native physique polls anticipated to happen throughout the state within the subsequent few months, he stated, “We should stay prepared and united. The PM’s mantra of ‘ek hain to secure hain’ (unity ensures security) should information us,” he advised the gathering.
Polls to a number of civic our bodies, together with in Mumbai, Thane and Nagpur, are pending since early 2022.
He stated his authorities has lined up a number of schemes for the welfare of all segments of society, together with guaranteeing 52 per cent of Maharashtra’s electrical energy is generated from renewable sources by 2030.
