Sunil Tatkare applauded the significant presence and participation by women and the raving response to the Jan Samman Yatra within 5 days of it’s launch.

MUMBAI, 13 AUGUST, 2024 (GPN): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will organise a ‘Constitution Reading’  under the aegis of ‘Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman’ campaign across Maharashtra on 15th August,  Independence Day at the party’s main office and at each district office after the flag hoisting ceremony, said NCP State President and MP Sunil Tatkare during a press conference today on Tuesday at the party office.

During the Lok Sabha elections, questions were raised regarding the Constitution. The Constitution of India is the soul of the nation. We firmly believe in secularism and ethics. And because of this firm belief, NCP has decided to launch a preamble campaign across the state to convey this message, clarified Tatkare.

This country belongs to all religions. Just like the Gita, Ramayana, Bible, and Quran are dear to us, so is the Constitution. Therefore, under the leadership of Ajit Dada, we will be organizing a Constitution reading on August 15. NCP’s National President Ajit Dada will lead the event in Pune, I will be at the state office, National Working President Praful Patel in Gondia, senior leader and Minister Chhagan Bhujbal in Nashik, and all senior leaders, ministers, MLAs, district presidents, and taluka presidents will read the preamble of the Constitution, it was further clarified.

In our manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, the preamble of the Constitution was presented on the first page. We are progressing in our political journey based on the ideologies, principles, and values of Shivaji, Shahu, Phule, and Ambedkar. On this Independence Day, we are taking a unique initiative to further strengthen these values through this Constitution campaign, Tatkare added.

“We Indians love the Constitution and that is why we will hold the community reading of the Constitution on August 15 under the leadership of Ajit Pawar, national president of NCP,” he said.

Asserting that the Constitution is the soul of the country, NCP-AP chief said that it is because of this belief that they are going to carry out such a campaign in the state.

The Jan Samman Yatra began in the state on August 8. The yatra continued for five consecutive days. On the first day, it went to Dindori, Deola, on the second day to Niphad, Yeola, on the third day to Sinnar, Kopargaon, and on the fourth day to Dhule city, district, and Amalner. This historic Jan Sanman Yatra received unprecedented support from the public. The significant presence of women was also noteworthy, said Tatkare.

Earlier on Sunday while addressing a gathering at a programme at Chandwad in Nashik during the Jansanman Yatra State NCP chief and MP Sunil Tatkare said, Maharashtra’s economy is better than other states in the country.Tatkare stated that the state incurred debt to establish proper infrastructure, but the debt incurred is significantly lower than the limitation set by the planning commission.

He also emphasized that the NCP will strongly insist the Centre to refrain from imposing onion export bans in the future and also lift current restrictions on exports of the produce. Stating that the NCP chief and state finance minister Ajit Pawar approved an outlay of Rs 6,000 crore for the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme recently, Tatkare said the first installment of two months for July and August will be disbursed by the state to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries on August 17.

Tatkare urged that the people should support the Mahayuti alliance in the upcoming state assembly polls so that the welfare schemes are not discontinued He also lashed out at the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for criticising state govt for the scheme. “How will the opposition parties, that are criticising the Mahayuti govt, continue this scheme further if they come to power in the state after the state assembly polls,” Tatkare said.

Present at the press conference were NCP Regional President Sameer Bhujbal, MLA Shivajirao Garje, State Spokespersons Anand Paranjape and Sanjay Tatkare, and State Youth President Suraj Chavan.