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Sonia Gandhi had writte to Uddhav Thackeray earlier this week. (File)
Mumbai:
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said there was nothing to be read between the lines in Congress chief Sonia Gandhi s letter to his party chairperson Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, adding the two parties were in an alliance and there was no pressure politics . Sonia Gandhi is the president of UPA (United Progressive Alliance). She and Sharad Pawar had an important role in the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra s ruling coalition). While allying, we had created a Common Minimum Program. The letter is about that, Mr Raut, the Shiv Sena s chief firefighter, said.
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NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena on Saturday said there was no pressure politics by the Congress after Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to Uddhav Thackeray seeking welfare measures for dalits and tribals in Maharashtra. 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, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Sonia s letter.
Sonia had written to Maharashtra chief minister reminding him of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government and seeking the implementation of certain measures for the welfare of dalits and tribals.
Focus on welfare of Dalits and tribals: Sonia to Thackeray
Fri, Dec 18 2020 11:00:15 PM
Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to ally and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asking him to implement the Common Minimum Programme in the state in letter and spirit, especially pertaining to the welfare of the Dalits and tribals.
Referring to suggestions she had received, Gandhi said that the budget allocation for the development of SC/ST communities should be in proportion to their share in the population with focus on schemes that would help bring them on par with the rest of society at the earliest.