Congress leader Hussain Dalwai has reacted to the statement of Jan Suraj founder Prashant Kishor criticizing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's comments regarding Chhath Puja.
He said that only Raj Thackeray will answer Prashant Kishore's statement. Congress does not need to get involved in this matter. However, he raised questions on promotion of religion in Railways, saying that Railways is a Central Government project and it is not appropriate to promote religious activities in it.
Dalwai said that a large number of people from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal come to Mumbai and Maharashtra in search of employment. Most of these people are involved in labor and construction work. He said that people making statements regarding Chhath Puja should also pay attention to the situation of these migrant labourers.
Dalwai raised questions about the conditions under which workers working at construction sites live and how much wages they get. Many people work as watchmen, but their economic and social status is not discussed. Questions should also be raised on the rights, salary and living conditions of such people.
Dalwai said that it is not yet clear how the process of delimitation will happen and what decision will be taken in future. In such a situation, it is not appropriate to comment or criticize this issue right now.
Reserving some seats for women is fine to some extent, but there is concern among people about the possibility of the number of seats decreasing in the states of South India and increasing in North India. There are apprehensions that the process of delimitation could be used for political gains. He said that there may be an attempt to separate or reorganize the constituencies where BJP does not get support.
Dalwai also reacted to Samajwadi Party MP SP Singh Patel's comment regarding Congress's demand for 181 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He said that currently discussions are going on regarding the number and distribution of seats in the alliance. The seats will be decided keeping in mind the political strength of the respective parties, strong constituencies and chances of winning the elections.
On the allegations of phone tapping made by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Dalwai said that many people have said that phone tapping is taking place. Calling it completely wrong, he said that secretly listening to someone's private conversation and tapping the phone is inappropriate. Dalwai targeted the central government and alleged that the government is committing all kinds of theft.