Speaking to the media on his arrival here, the industries minister said the government was focusing on bringing investment to Vidarbha region. He later left for Yavatmal for a series of meetings with industrial associations there and to attend a party workers’ meeting.“The cabinet expansion is under the jurisdiction of chief minister Eknath Shinde. He will sit with two deputy CMs to finalise the names. I am confident that the cabinet would be expanded at the earliest,” he said.On the controversy over Maratha reservations, the Ratnagiri MLA said Fadnavis had granted them reservation when he was CM and even successfully fought for it in the Bombay high court. “The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government had failed to continue the fight in the Supreme Court.”The minister said the Mahayuti government wanted to give reservations in such a way that it would stand scrutiny of all courts. “The opposition often blames us for the issue. They should see how our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a slew of schemes for farmers and brought changes into their lives. It never happened when they were in power for all these years.”Regarding the ongoing battle between two Shiv Sena factions before speaker Rahul Narwekar’s court, Samant said they had submitted all relevant documents and were confident that they would get justice. “Even the Election commission of India (ECI) had ruled in our favour” he said.
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