Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday took at a jibe at erstwhile ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that his party would not side with the Amit Shah-led party now, even if it offered Lord Indra’s throne.
The Sena MP also reiterated that his party Chief Minister would rule Maharashtra for the next five years.
“Shiv Sena has decided to make its own leader the CM and Maharashtra would get a strong leadership very soon,” he said while denying reports that Sena was offered the CM’s post by the BJP.
On the reports of BJP giving up the chief minister’s position for the Sena, Raut said, “We did not get any proposal from the BJP and the time for it is already over.”
He also slammed the BJP for trying to influence Maharashtra’s politics from Delhi. Hitting out at the ‘big leaders’ in Delhi — an apparent dig at the BJP leadership, Raut said that they would not be able to change the political horoscope of Maharashtra as it is the state of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Raut was hopeful that an alternate government will soon be formed. “President’s Rule is currently on and there is a procedure which has to be completed,” he said.
