Devendra Fadnavis Most Hard-Hitting Interview With Arnab Ahead Of Maharashtra Polls | Key Takeaways

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fnavis has said that Haryana Assembly election results have busted atmosphere and ecosystem that Rahul Gandhi is everything that he was winning election. It also destroyed opposition's fake narrative on reservation and constitution which was formed during Lok Sabha elections. results have definitely boosted our morale.    

Speaking to Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in a most hard hitting interview ahe of Maharashtra Assembly elections, Devendra Fnavis spoke about Rahul Gandhi 's caste politics, urban naxals, politics of appeasement, Uddhav Thackeray, Mahayuthi's CM face among ors.

People like development agenda more than caste, says Fnavis  

On being asked wher Indians are more interested in caste or nationalistic politics, Devendra Fnavis said that caste politics is a reality and it comes and goes during elections but you can’t win polls just being dependent on it. In general, people like agenda of development more than caste, however, ding up caste factor with ors impact results.

Politicians are more casteist than voters who are more of a nationalist, however, politicians who seek votes in name of caste want m to remain divided.

Furr speaking on caste politics, Devendra Fnavis said that Rahul Gandhi is a very confused person ding he says something abro, talks about ending reservation and comes back to country and say something else.

Urban naxals polluting young minds, wants to weaken our democracy, electoral process, Fnavis' big claim 

When asked who are urban naxals as PM Modi has also raised this issue and wher people understand this, Fnavis said that people with ultra-leftist mindset understood that re are no new recruitment in Naxalites, so se anarchist and ultra-leftist people took this ideology to universities and started polluting young minds, feeding with information to turn m anti-establishment, anarchist by telling m that country’s judiciary and institutions are all wrong. 

You see when judiciary takes decision in ir (urban naxals) favour n y welcome it but are against institutions when decisions don't go in ir favour, Fnavis ded.

“So people with ultra-leftists mindset or urban naxals are trying to weaken our democracy and constitution,” Fnavis ded.

Fnavis on foreign powers attacking Indian institutions  

Arnab shared his view with Fnavis that this is first time when a political party is officially saying y don’t accept mandate of people ( Haryana election result), so is re a planned strategy to undermine our democratic and electoral process? 

Responding to Arnab, Fnavis said, “…attempts are being me but in India y will never be successful because our democracy is deep-rooted. Rahul walks with constitution in his hand but I think re are no pages in it and it's just an empty cover because his actions are not according to constitution.”

“Rahul Gandhi accepts election result in Jammu and Kashmir saying it's against BJP but rejects Haryana . How can he double-talk on one single day,” Fnavis said.

“It's a planned conspiracy to attack our country's institutions… foreign powers are also involved… Rahul Gandhi is acting like ir tool and it appears way he behaves,” Fnavis ded.

Responding to when asked, Is BJP on back backfoot after Lok Sabha results because people are saying re is no aggression which was visible earlier in party, Devendra Fnavis said that re is no such confusion… we decided for a long jump in Lok Sabha elections but realised that we couldn’t do it though still it was a record… so we went a little back and now we are coming back after doing an introspection. 

Is joining hands with Ajit Pawar a mistake? Fnavis responds  

When asked wher joining hands with Ajit Pawar was a mistake, Fnavis said that alliance is going very good and re is no problem. Ideologically, we have remained diagonally opposite and I won't hesitate in saying that somewhere our core voters did not like our alliance with Ajit Pawar but we are trying to tell m that condition and situation were such that three parties h to come toger to support arithmetic for welfare of people.

However, vote transfer didn't happen way we expected, he ded.

When asked is re any tension in Mahayuti, Deputy Chief Minister responded by saying that re is no such tension.

Uddhav indulging in ‘tushtikaran’ – politics of appeasement, says Fnavis  

Devendra Fnavis hit out at former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over his statement that latter was last hope for Muslims while terming it ‘new Hindutva’ saying y have rejected Hindutva of Fnavis and PM Modi. 

Fnavis furr said that his party doesn't do discrimination on caste, religion and is not indulged in tushtikaran.

Fnavis on Maratha reservation 

When asked has Maratha reservation become a hot potato for his government, Fnavis explained history behind demand and challenged Maha Vikas Aghi (MVA) to give in writing that y will provide Maratha reservation. 

Fnavis talks about development work in Maharashtra  

Devendra Fnavis said that ir government is coming up with new mega ports, airports, data centres ding that Maharashtra is going to be gateway for India to become world's third largest economy.

Fnavis informed that y are constructing a 3-time bigger port than JNPT which will be counted among top 10 ports in world. He said that one of development agenda for next two deces is to develop India as a maritime power.

Deputy chief minister also informed that right now Maharashtra produces 40,000 Mega Watt of power and is ding capacity of 45,000 MW more. Prime Minister's vision is to generate 50 per cent of India's power capacity using renewable resources.

He also said that government is investing in 27000 Mega Watt pump storage projects in western ghats which will also help  Marathwa region's drought issue. 

Mega ro network projects are also coming up to make state logistically important.

Country’s first integrated industrial township is also coming up on Delhi-Mumbai corridor, Toyota has alrey invested re.

Fnavis said that data is new oil, is future and Navi Mumbai is being shaped as a future city as country’s 65  per cent data capacity is being prepared in this city.

"We are making new airports, ports, and an all around development is taking place in Maharashtra , state is being developed as a fintech capital which it is alrey and is also going forward as start-up capital.