K C Venugopal: ‘The force which controls the govt is Gautam Adani. It is clear they tried to influence Sharad Pawar, but he rebuffed them’

This is wholly baseless. Our run has gone disconnected fabulously successful Maharashtra. We won the astir fig of seats successful the Lok Sabha polls (in the state) and determination are monolithic crowds astatine each meeting. Our guarantees are a immense deed and our confederation (MVA) is moving arsenic a team. We are acceptable for a resounding victory. The Congress is up and connected the beforehand foot. We had a bully effect and onslaught complaint successful the Lok Sabha polls, and Rahul ji’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra had large impact.

Senior leaders person been deployed arsenic observers successful each the regions and Lok Sabha seats portion Assembly constituency observers person been connected the crushed for the past month.

The Congress and MVA trumped the BJP and Mahayuti successful the Lok Sabha polls, winning 30 of the state’s 48 seats, mostly riding connected a run that the BJP present refers to arsenic ‘ultra-leftist and anarchist’… They assertion the RSS has undone the damage.

This is simply a ridiculous assertion by the RSS and BJP, and shows that the BJP has refused to larn lessons from its Lok Sabha setback. People are fed up with issues and narratives solely designed to distract them. The Bharat Jodo Yatra was held to unite the state and was fundamentally against the principles of the RSS and BJP. It was meant to rise issues similar unemployment and societal justice, which are plaguing the communal man. The radical accepted and greeted the campaign.

The authorities of anarchy is the motto of the RSS and BJP, it suits them. But we are connected the close path. The MVA is going successful the close absorption with the close mission. We volition triumph the polls.

You person announced populist / payment schemes conscionable similar the Mahayuti did aft the Lok Sabha polls. Are specified currency incentives not a contention to the bottom?

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trolling us, but present helium is engaged announcing the aforesaid guarantees. A time aft we promised Rs 7,000 arsenic Minimum Support Price (MSP) for soyabean farmers, helium promised Rs 6,000. Who is copying whom?

Our promises are not to antagonistic anyone but to fortify the mediocre and marginalised. When the Central and authorities governments are laying retired the reddish carpet for the affluent and powerful, we are lasting by the poor. It is wide that industrialist (Gautam) Adani is sponsoring the Mahayuti. We person delivered the guarantees successful Karnataka and Telangana and ran a bully authorities erstwhile the MVA was successful powerfulness (between 2019 and 2022).

A conception of the Congress leaders judge that the MVA should person named a CM campaigner portion the Shiv Sena (UBT) was keen that Uddhav Thackeray beryllium named the alliance’s CM face. Why is the Congress not keen connected projecting a CM face?

The MVA had decided to collectively zero successful connected the CM look aft the results. We travel this signifier everyplace truthful determination is not overmuch to speculate astatine this point.

Does Jarange-Patil’s withdrawal payment the BJP? How bash you program to tackle the Maratha quota contented fixed that it is entangled successful a ineligible battle?

Our slogan of (conducting) caste census and raising the preservation headdress beyond the existing 50% are wide answers connected the issue.

With respect to Jarange-Patil, we bash not spot his withdrawal benefiting the BJP, whose thought of preservation is harming societal justice. This predetermination is simply a wide MVA versus Mahayuti conflict and the radical cognize this.

Gandhi and the Congress allegations that the BJP would alteration the Constitution if it won implicit 400 Lok Sabha seats whitethorn person had an interaction successful Maharashtra. Given that this is simply a authorities election, bash you deliberation that enactment of onslaught volition work?

The contented of protecting the Constitution is important successful each election. Statements of BJP leaders attacking the Constitution and the halfway tenets of this state are alarming and endanger the values of democracy. The Constitution is the sole protector of people’s rights, particularly those of Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs, poor, women and the marginalised. In Maharashtra, the radical volition springiness a befitting reply to those who reason the values enshrined successful the Constitution. Wherever injustice occurs, the Constitution remains relevant.

The BJP, particularly Modi, has repeatedly claimed that the Congress’ guarantees are hollow and fake portion Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s remarks astir escaped autobus rides for women were lapped up by the BJP…

Is Modi acceptable to judge Kharge’s situation of visiting Karnataka and Telangana to spot the transportation of the guarantees successful these states? Modi is the 1 making hollow promises everyday. Our guarantees are thoughtfully designed and economically viable and person been finalised aft thorough discussions.

On apical of the respective populist schemes, the MVA has announced that it volition springiness a bonus to soyabean farmers successful summation to procuring their nutrient astatine Rs 7,000 per quintal. Have you calculated the fiscal resources required for implementing these promises?

In 2021, soyabean prices roseate to Rs 10,000 per quintal but person fallen truthful debased that farmers are forced to merchantability their nutrient astatine Rs 4,200 per quintal oregon lesser, which is overmuch beneath the MSP of Rs 4,892. This is owed to the Modi government’s argumentation of removing import duties. The Centre is moving against the involvement of farmers portion we are lone promising what is their rightful due.

NCP main Ajit Pawar said precocious — backtracking aboriginal — that Gautam Adani and Sharad Pawar attended a 2019 gathering betwixt the BJP and (then undivided) NCP. Later, Sharad Pawar said that the industrialist hosted the gathering but did not enactment successful it…

The revelation has exposed the information that Adani is controlling the authorities arsenic good arsenic Central governments. It has besides proved that Modi is moving for Adani, a constituent that Gandhi has been raising.

But Sharad Pawar is simply a cardinal state of the Congress and a constituent of the INDIA bloc…

Sharad Pawar did not permission the MVA and continues to beryllium a portion of it. The constituent present is what roles does a businessman person successful a treatment betwixt governmental parties. It was Sharad Pawar who revealed that helium was approached by this idiosyncratic and the gathering was arranged by him. The main constituent present is that a businessman, who has benefited a batch from this (Modi) government, is intervening successful authorities and trying to bring parties person to the BJP.

We person been saying for a agelong clip that the unit which controls the government, successful the Centre oregon states, is Adani. It is wide they tried to power Sharad Pawar, but helium rebuffed their offers. Then they tried utilizing Central agencies too. The Enforcement Directorate was sent, but helium has shown courage.

Given that Maharashtra has seen parties splitting implicit the past 5 years, are you assured that the MVA volition stay intact aft the polls?

It is the BJP that splits alliances and parties. The parties with america (Shiv Sena-UBT and NCP-SP) person suffered bitter experiences. They (the BJP) formed the authorities aft splitting Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena and insulting Uddhav Thackeray, portion Sharad Pawar’s enactment was divided utilizing his ain nephew. Leaders similar Sanjay Raut were jailed. I americium definite aft going done each this, these parties (Congress allies) volition ne'er person a alteration of heart. In fact, it keeps our conjugation beardown and intact.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which you head, had summoned SEBI main Madhabi Puri Buch, but she skipped the meeting. The sheet has present called representatives of the Coal Ministry successful transportation with the scam involving Dewan Housing Finance Corporation connected November 19. Has the PAC dropped plans to summon Buch?

So far, the PAC has not dropped immoderate determination taken successful this regard.

It has been a period since the Haryana results and the enactment is yet to sanction a CLP person to relation arsenic the Leader of the Opposition successful the Assembly. Is the enactment looking beyond Bhupinder Singh Hooda?

The process (to name the CLP) has been completed and a CLP gathering has besides been convened. The CLP person volition beryllium nominated soon. You are questioning a flimsy delay. Let maine punctual you that the BJP took 5 months (after the 2023 Assembly polls) to prime their legislative person successful Karnataka.