Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Aaditya Thackeray has claimed Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had come to his residence and cried that he can be arrested by a central company if he didn’t swap over to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), earlier than revolting in opposition to the Sena management. However, MLA Santosh Bangar from the Shinde-led Shiv Sena denied Thackeray’s declare and mentioned there was no menace by the BJP.
The purpose behind the “revolt” in opposition to Thackerays was their alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress, Bangar mentioned. Union minister Ramdas Athawale additionally mentioned the allegations in opposition to Shinde have been false and the latter was a robust man and he would by no means cry.
Speaking throughout an interplay at a college in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, Aaditya Thackeray, the son of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, alleged that 40 MLAs rebelled in opposition to the Sena management for their very own seats and “money”. “The current chief minister (Shinde) came to our house and cried because he was going to be arrested by a central agency, and he said ‘I will have to hop over to the BJP otherwise they will arrest me’,” he claimed.
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“It was his good luck that they (the BJP) wanted to show this guy is the true Sena and we (BJP) will make him the CM,” the previous minister mentioned. Defending his get together’s alliance with the Congress, Aaditya Thackeray mentioned he has learnt a bit of extra about his grandfather than the “BJP’s WhatsApp university” is instructing.
“My grandfather (Bal Thackeray) had tie-ups with the Congress before. He had better relations with the Gandhi family earlier also. He had openly supported Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil (both former Presidents) openly when the BJP was putting up another candidate (during presidential elections),” he mentioned. On the opposite hand, the BJP fashioned an alliance with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which “supported terrorists”, Aaditya Thackeray mentioned.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut mentioned Aaditya Thackeray’s claims have been true. The Rajya Sabha member mentioned Shinde had even come to his residence in Bhandup space of Mumbai and made related pleas and that he didn’t wish to go to jail. Raut mentioned he informed Shinde to not get scared and that they need to arise in opposition to injustice.
There have been many Sena MLAs (amongst those that revolted) in opposition to whom probes have been on by central companies, he mentioned. “A similar thing is happening against the NCP,” Raut claimed. However, Shiv Sena MLA Santosh Bangar rejected Aaditya Thackeray’s claims and mentioned the elemental purpose behind the “revolt” in opposition to Thackerays was the alliance they’d with the NCP and Congress.
“All MLAs backed Eknath Shinde in this revolt. There was no threat (of central agencies) from the BJP,” Bangar mentioned. Meanwhile, when reporters requested Union minister and Republican Party of India (A) chief Ramdas Athawale in Pune about Aaditya Thackeray’s claims, he mentioned, “Eknath Shinde is a strong man, he will never cry. The allegations made against Shinde are false.”
