Eknath Shinde criticises Opposition for questioning govt's toll waiver decision

The Maharashtra government on Monday announced a complete toll waiver for light motor vehicles at all five entry points into Mumbai to be effective from midnight tonightThe decision to exempt small vehicles of toll charges at Mumbai toll plazas was made during State Cabinet meeting todayThe toll plazas are Vashi on the SionPanvel Highway Mulund on Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg and Eastern Express Highway Airoli Bridge on AiroliMulund Road and Dahisar on the Western Express HighwayAfter the announcement of the toll waiver leaders from the opposition slammed the governments decision also blaming them for being desperate hours before the election code of conduct was to be releasedMaharashtra CM Eknath Shinde responsed to the oppositions allegations saying The decisions taken by our Mahayuti government are not taken keeping elections in mind Congress made false promises to people in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh This is what they do We are providers They opposition are takers They have lost their confidence Their fight is not for the CM their fight is for LoP ANI reportedWATCH Mumbai Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde says The decisions taken by our Mahayuti government are not taken keeping elections in mind Congress made false promises to people in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh This is what they do We are providers They opposition arehellip pictwittercomA2EvAza3Hemdash ANI ANI October 14 2024The Opposition parties criticised the government and opposed the move which comes hours before the release of the election code of conductAaditya Thackeray accused them of looting the people of Maharashtra in a post XTo have looted Maharashtra for 2 years and then to give a toll waiver hours before an election code of conduct clearly shows how desperate they are to try and sway us Maharashtra said Aaditya ThackerayNo amount of jumlas from the shinde bjp regime can sway MaharashtraTo have looted Maharashtra for 2 years and then to give a toll waiver hours before an election code of conduct clearly shows how desperate they are to try and sway us MaharashtraTheir desperation to hidehellipmdash Aaditya Thackeray AUThackeray October 14 2024Priyanka Chaturvedi said Desperate measure just hours before election code of conduct shows that Mahajhoothi government knows their days are numbered so try and salvage whatever little they can to save themselves from the publicrsquos wrath Also it has been under severe fire for the absolute and total collapse of law and order Just like Ladki behen came at the back of a defeat this toll decision comes at the back of an impending defeatDesperate measure just hours before election code of conduct shows that Mahajhoothi government knows their days are numbered so try and salvage whatever little they can to save themselves from the publicrsquos wrath Also because it has been under severe fire for the absolute andhellipmdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 October 14 2024Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole says This is an election jumla Do not take it seriouslyWATCH Delhi On Maharashtra Govt announced full toll exemption for all LMVs entering Mumbai Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole says This is an election jumla Do not take it seriously pictwittercomzBLrCHSB23mdash ANI ANI October 14 2024Meanwhile Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS chief Raj Thackeray congratulated the governments decision but also noted how people have staked their fortunes in this game of tollMaharashtra soldiers henceforth what happened to the toll movement If anyone asks proudly tell them the example of Mumbai tollfree and dont forget that once you decided to take the matter to task it was seen once again Congratulations to all once again he added hellipmdash Raj Thackeray RajThackeray October 14 2024