Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asserted on Monday that the opposition is resorting to campaigns of misinformation and false narratives ahead of polls because they cannot compete with the government's record on development, reported news agency PTI.

Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Wardha, part of the state's Vidarbha region, he also lauded the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, whilst claiming that "99 per cent of opposers have not even read the legislation."

"We have changed the face of every city since 2014. We should bear in mind that our opponents cannot compete with us on the issue of development. They cannot compete with the development initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hence, they carry out a misinformation campaign and create false narratives every day," Fadnavis stated.