Mahayuti will get resounding majority, form govt

With just over a week to go for the assembly elections, political leaders have flocked to the city for meet-and-greets with citizens.

- Shashank Rao

While campaigning in Bhayandar, Kandivali and Malad, Union minister for industry and commerce, and MP from Mumbai North constituency, Piyush Goyal spoke to Shashank Rao about "double" and "triple" engine sarkar, Dharavi's redevelopment and cleared the air that BJP will "never join hands with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena".

Excerpts from the interview:

Describe your journey as an MP and experience of helping in the state elections.

I am thoroughly enjoying myself, serving the people of Uttar Mumbai and Mumbai, which is having a direct impact on the constituency. I have contributed towards welfare in my four decades in public life. As a minister for 10 years, I have had many opportunities to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies and his vision. The satisfaction becomes manifold when you work for the welfare of people.

Many projects were kick-started in your constituency recently. Your constituents also talk about your long working hours.

I had promised my voters to resuscitate pending projects and resolve big impact issues. I am pleased that it was resolved in the first 100 days of my tenure.

There is a perceptible change in traffic time, curbing pollution, setting up a world class skill development centre, creating jobs and kickstarting a world class sports complex, which has been pending for 84 years.

Take for example the Devipada slum rehabilitation - it was stuck, the slum dwellers did not get rent for five to six years and the builder had fled. We have disbursed ₹28 crore as rent to these slum dwellers who will get their homes in the near future.