Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray appealed to Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) rebels to keep up their personal ambitions aside and in its place, dream big inside the curiosity of Maharashtra, reported the PTI.
Addressing a rally in coastal Sawantwadi inside the Konkan space for Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Rajan Teli, Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday talked about that there typically is a tug-of-war all through seat-sharing talks nevertheless alliance companions lastly hold united.
“The Congress wanted some seats and even we were (inclined) for some more. But when we have decided to align with the larger interests of the state, we need to follow the coalition dharma,” as per the PTI.
“All our MVA partners are doing it. I want to appeal to (MVA) rebels still in fray not to help the `Maharashtra-drohi` (anti-Maharashtra) elements,” he talked about, urging them to dream big inside the pursuits of the state.
Shiv Sena (UBT) is a confederate inside the opposition grouping Maha Vikas Aghadi, which moreover consists of the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP).
In the Sawantwadi constituency, rival Shiv Sena headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has fielded minister Deepak Kasarkar in opposition to Teli.
The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is a constituent of the ruling Mahayuti with BJP and Ajit Pawar-led NCP as its allies.
According to the PTI, Uddhav Thackeray moreover centered Eknath Shinde, accusing him of blaming sea winds for the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad fort inside the Malwan taluka of Sindhudurg district in August.
“The Sindhudurg fort constructed by the warrior king has remained strong and sturdy braving sea winds for several centuries. People who blame sea winds for the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj`s statue should be ashamed,” Uddhav Thackeray talked about.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) talked about when he turned the CM in 2019, the first alternative he took was to provide funds for the restoration of the Raigad fort and farm mortgage waiver, together with that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj `isn’t an EVM`.
“Had my government not been toppled, I would have again waived farm loans. But the Mahayuti remembered women and farmers only after the Lok Sabha election,” he talked about.
Of the 48 seats inside the state, the Mahayuti gained solely 17 inside the Lok Sabha polls earlier this 12 months.
The Bal Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena vertically break up in June 2022, ensuing inside the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray authorities, after CM Shinde rebelled in opposition to the get collectively administration and aligned with the BJP to vary into the CM.
Uddhav Thackeray lamented that the oldsters of Konkan didn’t give the desired assist to his get collectively.
“I appeal to you to put faith in the MVA so that Konkan can be led on the path of prosperity. Just like Mumbai is being given to the Adani group on a platter, the farmland and mines in Konkan can also be given to the group. We have to protect Konkan,” he claimed, the knowledge firm reported.
(with PTI inputs)
