Mumbai, Dec 17 Terming as 'unfortunate' the Bombay High Court verdict staying the land transfer and Mumbai Metro carshed works, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that "courts enter into any issues these days".
He reiterated that the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has politicised the issue of Kanjurmarg land for the carshed and it would have been appropriate if the courts had not fallen into it on Wednesday.
"The (Kanjurmarg) land belongs to Maharashtra where did these saltpan workers come from? The courts intervene into anything these days The upper court grants bail to a murder accused man bypassing the lower court. The government is termed 'illegal' when it takes action against unauthorized constructions We have never seen such a judicial system," Raut said here, addressing mediapersons.
The Sena Chief Spokesperson made it clear that the Kanjurmarg land is required for the development of Mumbai, Maharashtra and the country in general and "no politic are going to build bungalows or farmhouses there".
Soon after the stay on Wednesday, the Congress Spokesperson Sachin Sawant had attacked the BJP, while the NCP state President Jayant Patil said it was only a stay and not the final verdict of the court.
Expressing regrets over the court verdict, Raut pointed out that the previous BJP-led government wanted to launch a housing project for the police and weaker sections, meaning the land belongs to the state government, so opposing such development projects can create anger among the people and add to their difficulties.
"The government also gets defamed and all this will increase the financial burden on the people. Whether the courts should fall into such matters, or deliver justice when lakhs of cases get only 'tareekh pe tareekh', farmers in Punjab are committing suicides, the courts and the Centre must concentrate on such issues," Raut said.
He said he could understand the BJP's pain as it could not form the government in Maharashtra, and people are wondering whether this is the reason behind all these problems.
However, Raut declared that they cannot continue to target the Maharashtra government by using the official machinery or harassing the people of the state for long.
"The Opposition talks about ego Where's the ego in saving forests, animals and nature This is our national duty. Saving forests, rivers, tigers is the policy of even the Centre Our struggle will continue," Raut said.
( With inputs from IANS )
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