Amravati (Maharashtra): Amravati MP Navnit Rana on Saturday took a swipe at former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray after the Election Commission on Friday determined that the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was the true Shiv Sena and image of `Bow and Arrow` can be retained by the Shinde group. “Jo Ram ka nahi jo Hanuman ka nahi, wo kisi kaam ka nahi aur Dhanush-Baan unka nahi,” she mentioned after Uddhav misplaced the battle of celebration`s identify and image to his rival. “Uddhav Thackeray has got the result as prasad of Lord Shiv,” she additional mentioned referring to Hanuman Chalisa row final yr. “The people of Maharashtra were expecting this. The brutal treatment that has been meted out to the people, to all of us, and the MLAs in the last 2.5 years has resulted in this. The Election Commission has given the result in favour of those with the correct ideologies,” she added.
It is pertinent to say that Amravati MP Navnit Rana had chanted the “Hanuman Chalisa” outdoors the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to rekindle the flame of Hindutva in Shiv Sena (when Uddhav Thackeray was the CM throughout Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities).
She even wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla issuing a clarification that she needed to ignite the flame of `Hindutva` in Shiv Sena, to not create any spiritual tensions by chanting the “Hanuman Chalisa” outdoors the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
जो राम का नही, हनुमान का नही वो किसी काम का नही और धनुष्यबाण उसका नही…. जय महादेव pic.twitter.com/yrYRGIhGWu
— Navnit Ravi Rana (@navneetravirana) February 18, 2023
In the letter, Rana wrote, “I, with the sincere hope to rekindle the flame of Hindutva in Shiv Sena had declared that I shall go to the residence of the Chief Minister and chant the Hanuman Chalisa outside his residence. This was not meant to incite any religious tensions.” Rana mentioned that it`s her “honest belief” that Shiv Sena underneath Uddhav Thackeray utterly strayed from its avowed Hindutva rules for apparent causes. “It`s my honest and bona fide belief that Shiv Sena under Uddhav Thackeray completely strayed from its avowed Hindutva principles for obvious reasons since it wanted to betray public mandate and form post-poll alliance with INC-NCP,” she added.
The couple was first despatched to 14-day judicial custody and later Navneet Rana was despatched to Byculla girls`s jail on the orders of the native Justice of the Peace. A month later, a particular court docket had granted them bail. While the Shinde faction welcomed the choice of being acknowledged as the true Shiv Sena, the Uddhav Thackeray faction mentioned they’ll transfer to the Supreme Court.
The Uddhav Thackeray faction accused the Election Commission of haste and mentioned the choice reveals “it works as BJP agent”.The Commission noticed in its order that the present structure of the Shiv Sena celebration is undemocratic and has been “mutilated to undemocratically appoint people from a coterie as office bearers without any election at all”. It mentioned such celebration buildings fail to encourage confidence.
The ballot panel suggested all political events to mirror democratic ethos and rules of interior celebration democracy and frequently disclose on their respective web sites features of their interior celebration functioning, akin to organisational particulars, holding of elections, the copy of the Constitution and listing of workplace bearers.”The structure of political events ought to supply totally free, truthful and clear elections to the posts of workplace bearers and an extra free and truthful process for the decision of inside disputes.
These procedures must be troublesome to amend and ought to be amendable solely after guaranteeing bigger help of the organisational members for a similar,” the ECI said. Last month, both the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and former CM Uddhav Thackeray-led factions of the Shiv Sena submitted their written statements in support of their claims over the party name and symbol to the Election Commission.
