Mns ChiefRaj Thackeraytoday appealed the farmers in Maharashtranot to give up their land for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
Addressing a public rally at Vasai in neighbouring Palghardistrict, Thackeray said, "People here should not sell their land for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, as well as for the Mumbai-vadodara Expressway
"It is a ploy to purchase land in the name of bullet train and evict Marathi Peoplefrom Mumbai(and surrounding area), which was separated from Gujaratin 1960," Thackeray said, referring to the creation of the separate states of Maharashtraand Gujaraton May 1, 1960.
"It is high time we Marathi Peopleforgot our differences over caste and creed and fought against such projects which are being imposed on us," the Mns Chiefsaid.
Thackeray also targeted Prime MinisterNarendra Modi over the claim of achieving 100 per cent rural electrification.
"The Prime Ministerclaims that all villages in the country have been connected with the Electricity Networknow. Were we living in the dark before 2014?" Thackeray asked.
On Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis's claim of digging 1,20,000 wells in the state, Thackeray said, "Fadnavis must have counted potholes in the streets as wells.
"He can't take any decision, as he is merely a stooge of Modi and (BJP chief) Amit Shah," Thackeray alleged.
"There is no water in many villages but the chief minister claims to have constructed four lakh toilets. How can it be true if there is no sufficient water?"
The Mns Chiefalso asked how some outsiders came to know about the proposed Nanar Oil Refinery Projectin the coastal Ratnagiri district and bought land in the area in advance. "It is suspicious," he said.
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