New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP to fulfil late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar’s dream of “akhand Bharat” and took a dig at Modi over the difficulty of his instructional levels. Addressing the primary rally of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, previously Aurangabad, days after communal violence, Thackeray focused BJP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the ‘Savarkar Gaurav yatra’, saying the sacred saffron (flag) would not look good of their fingers.
“Savarkar suffered rigorous imprisonment and hardships for the Independence of the country and not to make Modi the prime minister. Will you fulfill Savarkar’s dream of ‘akhand Bharat’?” Thackeray requested.
“The BJP and (Eknath) Shinde-led Shiv Sena should follow the ideals of Savarkar and Sardar Patel. Some time back, Amit Shah had asked BJP in Maharashtra to show Uddhav Thackeray his place. This is my place. But when will you show us the place in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)?” he requested.
Thackeray dubbed BJP the “Bhrasht” (corrupt) social gathering.
“Calling it Bharatiya Janata Party is an insult to the people of India. They attack Opposition leaders with corruption charges and induct them into their party. So all corrupt leaders are now in the BJP,” the previous chief minister mentioned.
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He additionally took a swipe at PM Modi over his remarks that some individuals have been hellbent to sully his picture they usually have given a “supari” (contract) for this objective.
“Who is doing that (tarnishing the image)? Opposition leaders are being questioned by Central probe agencies and they are called corrupt. The BJP wants to finish off all political parties except their party. They feel nobody should ask them any questions. This is a threat to democracy and we are moving towards dictatorship”, Thackeray mentioned.
He additionally took a dig on the prime minister over the difficulty of his instructional levels, days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was fined Rs 25,000 by the excessive court docket for searching for particulars of the PM’s diploma.
“Any college will be proud if one of its students has become the prime minister of the country. When I became the chief minister and NCP’s Jayant Patil a minister in my government, both of us were felicitated by our alma mater Balmohan Vidyamandir in Mumbai because they felt it was a proud moment for the institution,” he recalled.
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Thackeray mentioned although the identify of Shiv Sena and the ballot image “bow and arrow” have been taken away from him (by the Election Commission), the help of individuals can’t be bought with cash.
Addressing the viewers, Thackeray mentioned this help ought to mirror in all future elections.
“We have to protect our democracy and our Constitution,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the MVA got here into being as a post-poll alliance to type a authorities (after the 2019 Maharashtra meeting elections) however all three events have come nearer after dropping energy.
Senior NCP chief Ajit Pawar and his counterparts from Congress Balasaheb Thorat and Ashok Chavan additionally spoke on the event.
The MVA includes Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasahedb Thackeray) NCP, and Congress.
