By way of PTI
MUMBAI: Sounding the bugle for elections to the Mumbai municipal company and several other different civic our bodies within the state which can be due this 12 months, Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday slammed the BJP and mentioned the makes an attempt to “separate Mumbai” from the state won’t ever be successful.
The BJP used to be peddling “faux Hindutva and diverting consideration from actual problems,” he mentioned.
Thackeray, who heads the Shiv Sena, additionally accused the previous best friend of doing grimy politics, and questioned if it used to be the similar BJP which the Sena thought to be to be its good friend for 25 years.
Significantly, the manager minister addressed his first outdoor public assembly in two years. Thackeray had gone through a backbone surgical operation in November 2021 and used to be confined to house for a number of weeks.
The BJP has “A ,B ,C groups” and “provides them loudspeakers and asks them to seek advice from Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb or recite the Hanuman Chalisa,” an competitive Thackeray mentioned, making connection with contemporary political controversies within the state. “The BJP will simplest watch the tamasha (drama) and deal with press meetings,” he added.
With out naming his estranged cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray, the manager minister mentioned like Sanjay Dutt’s personality within the movie “Lage Raho Munnabhai” thinks he’s conversing with Mahatma Gandhi, some folks assume they’re Sena founder Bal Thackeray.
He additionally hit out at BJP chief and previous leader minister Devendra Fadnavis over the latter’s alleged commentary that “Mumbai might be freed.” “This used to be no longer a slip of tongue, it used to be what used to be in his thoughts,” Thackeray mentioned.
“Such makes an attempt (to split Mumbai from Maharashtra) won’t ever be allowed to be successful. Maharashtra has were given Mumbai after numerous combat and losing blood,” the manager minister mentioned. “If Dawood Ibrahim makes a decision to enroll in the BJP, he may also be made a minister. This is why, most likely, central companies are after him,” he quipped.
In an obvious connection with the Enforcement Directorate’s raids at the homes of his brother-in-law, Thackeray mentioned he used to be exercising restraint. “I’ve by no means centered the members of the family of political combatants,” he added.
The BJP used to be performing like a ”jilted lover” and “throwing acid” on Maharashtra by means of maligning it, mentioned Thackeray, whose celebration broke off its alliance with the BJP after the 2019 Meeting elections over the manager minister’s put up. He additionally condemned Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale’s alleged derogatory put up about NCP leader Sharad Pawar.
Focused on Fadnavis for pronouncing that he used to be in Ayodhya right through the demolition of the Babri mosque, Thackeray mentioned, “For those who had attempted to climb the Babri mosque, it will have collapsed underneath your weight.” He then cited BJP veteran L Ok Advani’s remark that those that climbed at the Babri construction have been Marathi-speakers.
The Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana has at all times highlighted the problems of nationwide and state significance however by no means insulted Top Minister Narendra Modi, Thackeray mentioned.
He additionally alleged that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which is underneath the Union executive, “looks after Aurangzeb’s tomb” however is available in the best way of his executive’s initiative to maintain and broaden historic temples within the state.