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Mumbai, May 07: The Congress on Friday said the Centre was not planning to give any part of the aid received from 40 countries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic to Maharashtra.
In a statement, the Congress’ state unit spokesperson Sachin Sawant said “the Narendra Modi government’s hatred for Maharashtra has surfaced once again”.
“It has excluded Maharashtra from the list of states where it intends to distribute aid arrived from 40 countries during the corona period. Aid is being given to BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar and other states,” he alleged.
Sawant said state governments also had a right to this aid and demanded an answer from former chief minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on the “grave injustice” being committed by the Centre.
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