Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray appealed to Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) rebels to maintain their private ambitions apart and as an alternative, dream huge within the curiosity of Maharashtra, reported the PTI.
Addressing a rally in coastal Sawantwadi within the Konkan area for Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Rajan Teli, Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday mentioned that there generally is a tug-of-war throughout seat-sharing talks however alliance companions finally keep 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 mentioned, urging them to dream huge within the pursuits of the state.
Shiv Sena (UBT) is a accomplice within the opposition grouping Maha Vikas Aghadi, which additionally includes 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 additionally focused Eknath Shinde, accusing him of blaming sea winds for the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad fort within 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 mentioned.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) mentioned when he turned the CM in 2019, the primary choice he took was to supply funds for the restoration of the Raigad fort and farm mortgage waiver, including 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 mentioned.
Of the 48 seats within the state, the Mahayuti gained solely 17 within the Lok Sabha polls earlier this 12 months.
The Bal Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena vertically break up in June 2022, ensuing within the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray authorities, after CM Shinde rebelled in opposition to the get together management and aligned with the BJP to change into the CM.
Uddhav Thackeray lamented that the folks of Konkan didn’t give the specified help to his get together.
“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 information company reported.
(with PTI inputs)
