Shiv Sena (UBT) Mocks Maharashtra Government Over Internal ‘Proxy War’
The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction alleged that all top leaders within the alliance are vying for the Chief Minister’s post, and the coalition is being torn apart by a ‘proxy war.’
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) has launched a scathing attack on the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, claiming that the ruling parties are involved in proxy war and there is a growing unrest and internal rivalry among alliance partners BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP despite having a clear majority.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction alleged that all top leaders within the alliance are vying for the Chief Minister’s post, and the coalition is being torn apart by a ‘proxy war.’
“The Maharashtra government has a majority, but the government is not stable and the government’s mental health is also not good. Devendra Fadnavis is currently the Chief Minister and at that same time, Ajit Pawar also wants to become the Chief Minister and he openly said so. Eknath Shinde is not ready to accept that he is no longer the Chief Minister and he keeps saying he will become the CM again. Overall, there is confusion in the current government and Maharashtra is suffering from this confusion,” said the Shiv Sena (UBT)’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ in its editorial on Monday.
The editorial targeted the May 3 event commemorating 65 years of Maharashtra’s formation, noting that opposition leaders were excluded and even former CM Eknath Shinde skipped the function organized by the state, instead sending a representative.
The fissures in the Mahayuti have come to the fore after Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Shirsat likened Ajit Pawar to the Mahabharata’s Shakuni, after funding meant for the Social Justice Department was redirected. The editorial also warned that Fadnavis might soon be branded ‘Duryodhan’ by disgruntled allies.
“Shiv Sena Minister Sanjay Shirsat called Ajit Pawar ‘Shakuni’ (cunning and manipulative villain) after the funds of the Social Justice department held by him were diverted to Ladki Bahin Yojana. The war in the state government has reached such a point that the concerned minister angrily demanded the closure of the social justice department. The question is that those who call Ajit Pawar ‘Shakuni’ today will not hesitate to call Fadnavis ‘Duryodhan’ (Villain in the Mahabharata story; the eldest and greatest of the Kauravas) tomorrow,” the Saamana editorial said.
