Uddhav thackeray-acnath shinde: Shiv Sena (Ubatha) chief Uddhav Thackeray has challenged Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to show his party MPs in his court.
On Friday, Thackeray’s statement came amid the discussion that Shiv Sena (Ubatha) MP could join the Shiv Sena led by Shinde. However, eight MPs from Shiv Sena (Ubatha) rejected the claim that they would leave the party.
Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Friday claimed that several opposition Shiv Sena (Ubatha) leaders are in touch with the party led by Shinde and will be included in the party in a phased manner. Samanta said, ‘People have realized that Shinde’s leadership is better than Shiv Sena (Ubatha). Their leadership is good and sensitive, which is why so many people are in touch. Many people are contacting the party and it is certain that they will join the party in a phased manner. Several Shiv Sena (Ubatha) officials from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Akola joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of Shinde.
When Shinde was asked whether the MPs of Shiv Sena (Ubatha) would join his party, he said, ‘Everyone is in touch. When I was the Chief Minister, people of all parties used to come to me. Now I am the Deputy Chief Minister and I have charge of urban development, housing and MSRDC departments. People are in touch. I give importance to work. Do not make any political meaning.
Thackeray retorted and said, ‘I challenge you to try to woo Shiv Sena (Ubatha) MPs. I challenge you to take a single Shiv Sena worker without using police and government machinery and central agencies.
In Delhi, eight MPs of Shiv Sena (Ubatha) – Arvind Sawant, Anil Desai, Omraje Nimbalkar, Bhausaheb Wakchaore, Rajabhau Vaje, Sanjay Jadhav, Nagesh Ashtikar and Sanjay Deshmukh stressed that they are strongly with Thackeray -led party. . Shiv Sena (Ubatha) has nine members in the Lok Sabha and two in Rajya Sabha.
