Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for misusing central probe businesses and smothering the Opposition`s voice
Addressing an enormous rally in Malegaon, Thackeray stated that every time the Opposition leaders criticise the BJP authorities, they’re termed as “anti-national” and instances are slapped towards them.
However, the BJP leaders maintain abusing the Opposition leaders, slap all types of instances towards them, interrogate even their pregnant ladies or minor 6-year-old grandchildren within the identify of removing corruption, he added.
“The BJP is the most unscrupulous party with all corrupt people joining it… The BJP`s own leaders say that it is like a washing machine where all become clean… So how can criticising them be termed as `desh-droh` (treason) and against (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi? Our freedom fighters did not fight for all this. Is Modi India? Is that acceptable to you,” thundered Thackeray as the group roared again its “no”.
He cited cases of the probe businesses which interrogated the 6-year-old granddaughter of Nationalist Congress Party ex-minister Anil Deshmukh, a pregnant girl and youngsters within the household of RJD chief and former Union Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and pointedly requested: “You accuse me of discarding Hindutva? Is this your brand of Hindutva?”
Supporting Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in his battle towards the BJP, Thackeray nevertheless, forcefully reiterated his plea, urging him (Gandhi) “not to keep targeting Swatantryaveer Vinayak D. Savarkar”.
“I am publicly appealing to Rahul Gandhi… You are doing a great job, fighting for the country. But, Savarkar is our icon… We shall not tolerate any insults to him,” Thackeray suggested the Congress chief.
Thackeray additionally attacked the ruling Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance authorities for following his footsteps and addressing “retaliatory rallies” as a substitute of working for the farmers and folks of the state.
“Look at this massive rally… They could steal the party founded by the late Balasaheb Thackeray, they steal my father`s name and also my CM`s post, but they cannot rob me from the peoples`s hearts. The masses are with me and the usurpers will be given a reply,” the ex-CM repeated his warning.
Meanwhile, BJP`s Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, who took a swipe on the rally within the Muslim-majority city by “Ali Janaab Thackeray” and the Urdu welcome banners put up within the city, received scathing rejoinders from Sena-UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi and spokesperson Dr. Manisha Kayande.
Chaturvedi tweeted pictures of an Iftar invite of “Janaab Fadnavis”, Mumbai BJP chief “Jaanab` Ashish Shelar and different leaders, and an Urdu banner exhibiting Shinde for an occasion.
“Their shameless politics and hypocrisy never ceases to amaze. There`s no limit. How many lows would you plumb to establish a new low?” she stated.
Dr Kayande stated: “When you do it, it`s `raasleela`, when others do, it`s our character `dheela`?”
Prior to the rally, a delegation of distressed farmers known as on Thackeray and submitted a memorandum itemizing their issues and calls for from the state authorities.
Thackeray is scheduled to handle a sequence of rallies independently and in addition together with the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies Congress-NCP within the state over the following three months within the run-up to the civic elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
