GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 23rd July. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, accompanied by his family.
Shinde called the visit as a courtesy call, and he briefed the prime minister on the status of projects that had been blocked during the previous Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government, as well as the impact of recent rains in Maharashtra.
The meeting comes amid tensions within the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition after the NCP’s Ajit Pawar joined the Maharashtra coalition government.
Shinde’s father Sambhaji, wife Lata, son Shrikant, daughter-in-law Vrushali, and grandson Rudransh also met Prime Minister Modi.
“It was a courtesy call. My father was keen to meet the prime minister. I am glad his wish has been fulfilled,” the chief minister told reporters here soon after four generations of the Shinde family returned from the Prime Minister’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence.
Shinde said he missed his mother Gangubai, who passed away a few years ago.
During the meeting, the chief minister said he informed the prime minister about the situation at Irshalwadi, a tribal village in Raigad district nestled in the Sahyadri mountain ranges.
At least 26 individuals were killed in the landslide, while 80 people are still missing.
Shrikant Shinde, a Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan, stated that the family will forever cherish this meeting.
“Modiji took time out of his busy schedule and spent time with four generations of our family. He enquired about our well-being with great interest.
“Some moments spent with him gave us a glimpse of his sensitive side. We were overwhelmed by the way he interacted with my grandfather Sambhaji Shinde.
“The time spent by the leader, who is trying to shape India as a superpower, with our family by becoming one amongst us has become a golden moment that we would cherish for all our lives,” he tweeted.
The Maharashtra chief minister was in the national capital on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance constituents presided over by the prime minister.
Shinde said he felt honoured when he was asked to move the resolution adopted by the NDA partners on Tuesday.
The Shiv Sena chief stated that he and his family would also meet with Home Minister Amit Shah.
The chief minister also stated that he briefed PM Modi on the Adani Group’s Dharavi Redevelopment Project.
There has been much conjecture about how Ajit Pawar’s entry, who has never shied away from expressing his desire to be chief minister, could affect Maharashtra’s ruling alliance.
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