Yavatmal: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alone can bring a total face-lift to the rural Maharashtra through focus on sustained development, party leader and Home Minister RR Patil has said.
Patil was addressing a well-attended public rally at Danki on Thursday to kick off his party's election campaign for the ensuing Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti (PS) elections on February 7.
State NCP President Madhukarrao Pichad presided over the function. Minister for Food and Drugs Administration Manoharrao Naik was among those present on the occasion.
In his address, Patil recalled the outstanding contributions made by two stalwarts late Yeshwantrao Chavan and Vasantrao Naik towards the state's development.
"Yeshwantrao Chavan had taken the initiative to decentralise power in the State during his term as Chief Minister. Later, Vasantrao Naik fulfilled the dream of Chavan by establishing ZP, Municipal Councils and Panchayat Samitis in the State," Patil noted.
NCP has dedicated itself to ensure justice to all sections of society. In this pursuit, the party supported 50 per cent reservation for women in local bodies, Patil said. Regional parties are getting more and more public support in states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, he said and appealed to the people strengthen NCP in Maharashtra to bring sustained development.
Patil criticised the Congress, saying it has failed to bringing any meaning development in rural areas despite being in power in Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis for long.
Patil has also reacted sharply to the recent remarks of Congress leader Narayan Rane, saying voters will teach a befitting lesson to people like him.
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