Sitting MP from Kalyan and son of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Dr Shrikant Shinde, speaks to Vijay Kumar Yadav, on his re-election bid, his tepid relationship with the native BJP cadre and the “political redundancy of the Thackeray clan”.
Identify one key achievement you’re going to the voter with to re-elect you for the third time?
We now have undertaken a slew of growth work. My constituency has a excessive inhabitants density with over 35 lakh individuals. Enhancing their commuting has been my precedence.
We first labored on completion of the work on the fifth and sixth line of Central Railway, which was dragging for over 25 years. In consequence, providers have elevated. Then we additionally labored on the Kalyan yard remodelling challenge, which can segregate the providers of outstation mail trains and suburban trains. As soon as the challenge is accomplished, we can have common shuttle-like providers between Kalyan and Kurla. This space was earlier referred to as ‘gaddhon ka shahar’ (metropolis of potholes). Practically 70 per cent of the roads in my constituency are concretised and, in subsequent two years, it would attain 100 per cent, making them utterly pothole-free. We widened the single-lane Kalyan-Shil highway right into a six-lane highway. We additionally obtained the Metro route sanctioned for the constituency. Its work has began and, within the subsequent two years, it will likely be accomplished.
After the pandemic, a necessity was felt for a greater and more practical public healthcare system. You’re a physician, how do you intend to enhance the healthcare infrastructure in your constituency?
We now have undertaken main steps on healthcare infrastructure. We now have arrange an almost 200-bed multi-speciality hospital below Ulhasnagar Municipal Company (below public-private-partnership foundation). We’re constructing a cancer hospital in Dombivali, whose bhoomipujan has been executed. Constructed at Rs 102 crore, a kamgar hospital (100 beds) below ESIC will begin functioning in three-four months in Ulhasnagar.
We now have additionally arrange a dialysis centre and NICU, PICU in Thakurli and Dombivali respectively. In addition to, Rs 403 crore has been sanctioned for a medical school in Ambernath.
There was variations between you and the native BJP unit. Are you certain of the BJP cadre backing you?
It’s not true. Everyone seems to be completely happy and totally supporting me. And you’ll see it from the truth that we began campaigning collectively lengthy again.
Your celebration has nonetheless not formally introduced your candidature. What’s the situation?
It’s executed… the formalities of announcement usually are not required. The CM himself just lately attended a perform in Dombivali, the place we offered the ‘Vikas Dashak Ahwal’ (detailed report of the event works executed up to now one decade).
Kalyan constituency has been a stronghold of the Shiv Sena. You have been chosen twice as MP when your celebration was undivided. However political equations have modified within the state. Now that the Shiv Sena has been divided into two factions, do you see the voter’s religion in your aspect?
Sure, very a lot. In truth, I’m going to win by the next margin this time in my constituency over the event work executed up to now one decade. Typically, all over the place within the third time period there’s anti-incumbency, however in my constituency there’s pro-incumbency.
Shiv Sena (UBT) has been claiming that the lower-rung cadre of the outdated (undivided) Shiv Sena continues to be with them and voters nonetheless sympathise with Uddhav Thackeray. Your take?
There is no such thing as a sympathy in any respect. Folks sympathise with those that assist them. They (Thackereys and MVA leaders) sat of their houses throughout Covid. They indulged in corruption within the buy of bodybags. They purchased bodybags price Rs 600 every for Rs 6,000 every. They indulged in corruption in organising Covid centres. They indulged in corruption in khichdi rip-off. Corruption cash has instantly gone into their accounts. Aaditya Thackeray’s PA Suraj Chavan is in jail for the rip-off. They consider that there’s sympathy, however in actuality they’ve fashioned a ‘mrugjal’ (mirage) round them. Had there been any sympathy in the direction of them why would 50 out of the 82 corporators in Mumbai be a part of our celebration? Corporators are thought of as those who’re related to the bottom. Floor actuality is completely different. Folks need growth work. The CM and deputy CM within the Mahayuti are doing work for individuals, and took record-breaking selections for individuals within the final two years. Via ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ (authorities at your step) initiative, we have now prolonged advantages on to beneficiaries.
Do you suppose historically pro-Hinduism events like Shiv Sena and BJP forming an alliance with their ideological rivals like NCP would have an effect on the general election outcomes?
We now have an ideology of Hindutva. We’re taking ahead Balasaheb’s ideology. There is no such thing as a compromise in our Hindutva ideology. They compromised on this situation, and that’s why we parted methods. NCP (Ajit Pawar) joined BJP and Shiv Sena’s Mahayuti for the event agenda as individuals need growth. Our agenda is growth.
You will have been outstanding in elevating the Haji Malang dargah situation. Are you in favour of reclaiming it and is it a part of your election agenda?
Malangad will not be an election agenda. It has been an emotional topic for us for years. It was first began by (Anand) Dighe saheb. There’s a Machindranath samadhi there. The matter is being handled legally, like the problem of Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya.