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Congress blames Centre for coal crunch, energy disaster in Maharashtra

Via PTI

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday stated the ability disaster within the state has been brought about because of loss of coal provide by way of the Central executive.

Speaking to newshounds right here, Patole claimed that although the Union coal minister has urged states to import coal, the imports will simplest get advantages one of the crucial BJP’s industrialist buddies and can make electrical energy pricey.

“The Union coal minister has urged states to import coal. Alternatively, when coal is imported, it’ll simplest get advantages one of the crucial BJP’s industrialist buddies and it’ll make electrical energy costlier and abnormal customers should undergo the brunt of it,” he alleged.

The Congress chief additional stated that the allegations of corruption within the allocation of coal mines, which have been made throughout the UPA regime, have been later discovered to be false. The then PM Manmohan Singh had a imaginative and prescient, he used to be able to empower the power division.

However underneath the Modi executive, no new coal mine has been created, it is a ploy of privatisation, he claimed.

When requested about using loudspeakers on mosques, Patole charged that some events have been seeking to additional their political pursuits by way of elevating the problem of loudspeakers on mosques.

“Why is one explicit faith being centered, when loudspeakers are being utilized in puts of worship throughout all faiths? The Charter does no longer educate you to hate any faith,” the previous speaker stated.

Communal forces must no longer attempt to instigate one faith in opposition to some other, he stated, including that efforts are being made to create a spiritual rift in Maharashtra and motion must be taken in opposition to such folks.

Talking about Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s discuss with to Mumbai, Patole stated the date for a similar has no longer been mounted but.

All the way through his discuss with to Mumbai, Gandhi will meet Congress MLAs, ministers and birthday party place of business bearers. The discuss with might be vital for coordination some of the MVA constituents and implementation of the average minimal programme drafted by way of the events, Patole stated.