Shiv Sainiks could not speak about Hindutva and Veer Savarkar: CM Eknath Shinde about MVA alliance
"We Shiv Sainiks were barred from speaking about Hindutva or Veer Savarkar. During the 2.5 years, Congress had once insulted Veer Savarkar but we were not allowed to speak against the Congress," said Eknath Shinde
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Mumbai, July 5: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde recently called out the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena for disrespecting the policies of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray in last 2.5 years. He said that Shiv Sainiks couldn't raise voice for Hindutva and couldn't even speak of Veer Savarkar as Shiv Sena was in alliance with Congress and NCP.
Meanwhile, CM Shinde also stated that he never wanted the power but always wanted Shiv Sena and BJP to be in an alliance. He said that in 2019, BJP had agreed to elect the state Dy CM from Shiv Sena but the party led by Uddhav Thackeray wanted CM’s chair.
Also, he said that after the MVA alliance was formed, the party had proposed his name for the CM’s chair but former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and his party had refused the proposal, and then Uddhav Thackeray was made the CM. “I didn’t utter a word even then. I supported Shiv Sena. But whatever happened later was not a good experience”, he said. He added that he tried 5 to 6 times to convince Uddhav Thackeray to rejoin hands with BJP but all his attempts failed.
Yesterday, the Eknath Shinde led govt bagged the majority mark and won vote of confidence in state Assembly. The new BJP-Shiv Sena alliance bagged 164 votes in 288-member Maharashtra Assembly during the floor test. In a major setback, the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA was able to secure only 99 votes.
Shinde said while addressing the Assembly, “Shiv Sainiks had the worst experience in the last 2.5 years. Shiv Sena was with Congress and NCP. We Shiv Sainiks were barred from speaking about Hindutva or Veer Savarkar. During the 2.5 years, Congress had once insulted Veer Savarkar but we were not allowed to speak against the Congress. We Shiv Sainiks have suffered a lot in the last 2.5 years."
Taking a jibe at NCP & Congress leaders, Shinde also added that Shiv Sainiks were forced to keep quiet and were barred from taking action against people having connections with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
“We have been staunch followers of Balasaheb’s and Anand Dighe’s principles who have always thought of people and not power. We will never rebel against their thoughts”, he said.
Yesterday, the Eknath Shinde led govt bagged the majority mark and won vote of confidence in state Assembly. The new BJP-Shiv Sena alliance bagged 164 votes in 288-member Maharashtra Assembly during the floor test. In a major setback, the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA was able to secure only 99 votes.