Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, family meet PM Modi

financialexpress.com:

Accompanied by his family, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Shinde said it was a courtesy call and he also briefed the prime minister on the progress of projects stalled during the previous Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government as well as about the impact of heavy rains in Maharashtra.

The meeting comes amid unease in theBJP-Shiv Sena alliance after the NCP’s Ajit Pawar joined the coalition government in Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Modi also interacted with Shinde’s father Sambhaji, wife Lata, son Shrikant, daughter-in-law Vrushali, and grandson Rudransh.

“It was a courtesy call. My father was keen to meet the prime minister. I am glad his wish has been fulfilled,” the chief minister told reporters here soon after four generations of the Shinde family returned from the Prime Minister’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence.

Shinde said he missed his mother Gangubai, who passed away a few years ago.

During the meeting, the chief minister said, he apprised the prime minister of the situation due to the landslide at Irshalwadi, a tribal village nestled in the Sahyadri mountain ranges in Raigad district.

The landslide has claimed at least 26 lives and 80 people are reported missing.

Shrikant Shinde, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan, said the family will forever cherish this meeting.

“Modiji took time out of his busy schedule and spent time with four generations of our family. He enquired about our well-being with great interest.

“Some moments spent with him gave us a glimpse of his sensitive side. We were overwhelmed by the way he interacted with my grandfather Sambhaji Shinde.

“The time spent by the leader, who is trying to shape India as a superpower, with our family by