Shiv Sena (UBT) Claims BJP Used Raj To Hurt Uddhav
Saamana Monday described the reunion bid by Uddhav and Raj as a “befitting reply” to those who are anti-Maharashtra. It said the possible reunion of the two cousins has caused unease among many.
Mumbai: Amidst the talks of possible reunion of Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party on Monday accused the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena of trying to hurt it with the help of Raj Thackeray. However, it said the BJP’s strategy to target Uddhav by putting a gun on Raj’s shoulder failed.
An editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana said, “The BJP and the Shinde-led Sena took aim at the Sena (UBT) by placing gun on Raj’s shoulder. This did not benefit the MNS, but hurt Marathi unity.”
Calling BJP’s Hindutva “fake and hollow”, the editorial claimed that Raj got in BJp’s trap and started getting sunk into it.
SaamanaMonday described the reunion bid by Uddhav and Raj as a “befitting reply” to those who are anti-Maharashtra. It said the possible reunion of the two cousins has caused unease among many.
The buzz about alliance between the estranged cousins started after Raj Thackeray said in a podcast interview with film-maker Mahesh Manjrekar that he had no issues when working with Uddhav in the undivided Shiv Sena. Responding to Raj, Uddhav said he was also ready for reconciliation if Raj swore on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that he will not entertain BJP in future.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the formula for a successful rapprochement is “not to peek into the past”. “We used to criticise Congress, NCP but then we had to come together in 2019, we did not peek into our past and decided to look at the future. Good politics is not to peek into the past. We will not do anything to muddy the water,” he said.