Eknath Shinde visit his village for first time after becoming CM

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

Pune,
Aug
12:
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Eknath
Shinde
on
Thursday
visited
Dare,
his
village
in
Satara
district,
for
the
first
time
since
occupying
the
top
post
of
the
state.

He
was
accorded
a
warm
welcome
by
the
villagers,
according
to
a
PTI
report.

“I
have
come
to
my
native
village
for
the
first
time
after
taking
charge
as
chief
minister.
I
am
overwhelmed
by
the
affection
showered
on
me
by
the
people
of
the
village,”
he
said.
There
is
a
big
scope
for
tourism
in
this
western
Maharashtra
region
and
the
state
government
will
take
steps
to
promote
tourism
in
the
area,
Mr
Shinde
said.

Maharashtra
Cabinet
expansion:
Fadnavis
to
get
Home,
Shinde
to
retain
urban
development

Asked
about
the
allocation
of
portfolios,
Shinde
said
it
will
happen
soon.
“Questions
were
asked
when
the
cabinet
expansion
will
take
place.
Like
the
cabinet
expansion
happened,
the
allocation
of
portfolios
will
also
take
place
soon,”
he
said.

Shinde,
a
senior
Shiv
Sena
minister,
rebelled
against
party
chief
Uddhav
Thackeray
in
June
and
brought
down
the
Thackeray-led
government
by
splitting
the
party.