Sena vs Sena: Dusshera rallies in Mumbai turn political as Shinde and Uddhav take aim at each other | India News – Times of India

The Dusshera rallies, addressed by CM Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray, set the tone for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections. The rival factions – Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, or UBT) – hurled sharp abuse at each other, flaring tensions. political atmosphere in the poll-bound state.
In a scathing tirade aimed at the ruling Mahayuti alliance, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uddhav Thackeray compared the saffron party to “Kauravas” (antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharat).
Uddhav Thackeray further alleged that the BJP ‘smacks of arrogance’ and that he parted ways with the party because he did not believe ‘in its version of the party. Hinduva“.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief also mentioned the Shivaji statue collapse incident, claiming that the Maratha king’s statue collapsed because the state government had built it only for votes. He also promised that if voted to power, they would build Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statues in every district of Maharashtra.
“The Mahayuti government built the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj just for votes and that statue collapsed, but I want to tell you and promise that when we come to power, we will build a temple of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in every district of the city will build. Maharashtra is a vote bank for them but for us he is God,” said Uddhav Thackeray.
Thackeray also lashed out at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP’s ideological mentor, asking it to “be introspective” as to whether it “agreed with today’s ‘hybrid’ BJP”.
Uddhav Thackery said, “I respect RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat but I don’t like his views. He says come together to save Hindutva, why haven’t you and Modi saved Hindutva in the last 10 years?”
“BJP should be ashamed to call itself Bharatiya, it no longer belongs to the people,” former BJP ally Uddhav Thackeray said at the meeting. Dusshera meeting in Shivaji Park.
Thackery also spoke about Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud’s house for aarti on the occasion of Ganesh festival.
Without directly mentioning the Shiv Sena split case that is before the Supreme Court, Uddhav Thackeray said: I want to tell the CJI that if you want to create history, then you have to take the right decision. You only speak and do not make any decisions. You do aarti with Narendra Modi, it’s fine, but if you don’t take a decision, everyone will lose faith in the judiciary. People only believe in the judiciary and democracy.”

CM Shinde rips into Uddhav Thackeray

Just a few kilometers away, at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, Prime Minister Eknath Shinde addressed a Dusshera gathering and spared no words in vitriolicly criticizing Uddhav Thackeray and his administration when he served as CM.
Talking about the leakage he staged in the Shiv Sena, CM Eknath Shinde said, “he has freed the party from those who betrayed the ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray”.
Taking a swipe at Thackeray, CM Shinde said people “never liked Babu’s leadership” and that is why they “bribed his government”.
“Earlier, Babu (Uddhav Thackeray) woke up, took a bath and went live on Facebook. People never liked Babu’s leadership, that’s why people toppled his government. A Mahayuti government will be formed in Maharashtra. I thank the Prime Minister for giving Marathi the status of a classical language,” CM Shinde said at the Dusshera meeting he was addressing.
The Shiv Sena chief also spoke about the performance of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Lok Sabha poll and claimed that the success of opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Lok Sabha poll in Maharashtra was “accidental and not permanent ” was.
“Shiv Sena won seven seats in a direct battle against Sena (UBT) in the Lok Sabha polls, which shows that we are true Shiv Sena,” he said. CM Shinde further said that there is no difference between There is Uddhav’s party and Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Assaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM.

Face-off on the Dharavi project

Reiterating his promise at the Dusshera rally, Uddhav Thackeray announced that the tender awarded to Gautam Adani’s firm for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project would be scrapped if his party comes to power in Maharashtra.
“I am not just fighting for myself, I am fighting for all of you. They have sold Dharavi to Adani and the people of Dharavi are facing many problems. I assure and promise you all that I will cancel this project if we come to power . from Adani in Dharavi,” said Uddhav.
In a counter argument, CM Shidne said, “Our government has started the Dharavi project and I want to tell the people of Dharavi that whatever the opposition says, our government will give you good houses.”