Mumbai, June 13: AICC general secretary and chief observer of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Vayalar Ravi on Thursday said winning the trust vote by Congress-NCP led DF Government was a great victory for the secular and democratic forces and a crushing defeat for fascist, communal forces in the state. Soon after the winning of the trust-vote by the ruling DF, Ravi said here that Congress would strengthen the Government by "eliminating whatever error was committed earlier and implement the common minimum programme effectively."

He also expressed thanks to all the MLAs "who stood the test of time."
"I am also grateful to the five PWP MLAs for not opposing the Government," he added. Bureau Report