Eleven newly elected legislators took oath as members of the Maharashtra legislative council at the Vidhan Bhavan’s Central hall on Sunday.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP won all the nine seats it contested in polls to 11 seats of the state legislative council held on July 12.
The MLCs who took oath on Sunday are BJP’s Pankaja Munde, Parinay Fuke, Yogesh Tilekar, Amit Gorkhe and Sadabhau Khot, NCP’s Rajesh Vitekar and party general secretary Shivajirao Garje, Shiv Sena’s Bhawana Gawali and Krupal Tumane, Congress’s Pradnya Satav and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Milind Narvekar.
“During the Lok Sabha elections, the opposition attempted to spread a false narrative regarding the Constitution. It is my resolve to collaborate with the party to dispel this fake narrative,” MLC Gorkhe said while speaking to media on Sunday.
The BJP legislator said there were 59 Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra and he plans to tour the state to unite the community and work for their betterment.
Pankaja Munde, former state minister and daughter of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, said, “I will become the voice of people who don’t have any say in politics. I miss my father on this occasion, as he gave me a lot of guidance.”
She further said that the OBCs and Marathas must work together instead of standing against each other, and it is a fact that the situation has worsened in the state.
Bhavana Gawali, MLC from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, ended her oath by saying ‘Jai Eknath’ which raised eyebrows of many.
“The one who takes care of everyone is called Eknath. With his blessings, I got an opportunity to serve the people of Mumbai,” Gawali told reporters later.
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