‘Assembly Elections a Battle Against Those who have Contempt for Maharashtra,’ Says Uddhav Thackeray
Addressing a gathering of party workers in Thane city, Shinde’s stronghold, he also accused the state government of “bribing” voters through the announcement of its flagship scheme.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of “submitting” to Delhi and described the upcoming assembly elections as a battle against those who “disdain” the state.
Speaking to party workers in Thane city, Shinde’s stronghold, Thackeray also criticized the state government for allegedly “bribing” voters with the launch of its flagship Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana just months before the elections, which are expected in October. He encouraged women to take advantage of the scheme, as it is their own money, but urged them not to compromise their self-respect.
Thackeray accused Shinde of “bowing before Delhi” and emphasized that the struggle of Shiv Sena’s founder, Bal Thackeray, was about resisting such submission. He reiterated that the upcoming state assembly elections would be a fight against those who harbor contempt for Maharashtra.
Earlier, as Thackeray arrived at the Gadkari Rangayatan auditorium in Thane, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers protested and threw tomatoes and cow dung at his convoy. The police detained some MNS workers, but Thackeray did not mention the incident in his speech.
On Friday, Sena (UBT) supporters threw betel nuts at the convoy of MNS chief Raj Thackeray, Uddhav’s estranged cousin, in Beed city.
During his speech, Uddhav Thackeray also suggested that the assembly elections might be held in November to allow the ruling alliance to capitalize on the Ladki Bahin scheme, which provides eligible women with Rs 1500 per month.
Thackeray described his party workers as his “wagh-nakh” (tiger claws) and expressed no fear of “Abdali,” a reference to BJP leader Amit Shah, whom he had previously compared to Ahmad Shah Abdali after Shah accused him of being the head of the “Aurangzeb fan club.” The term “wagh-nakh” refers to a weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to kill Bijapur Sultanate general Afzal Khan in 1659 and is currently displayed in a museum in Satara.
Thackeray also alleged that in Thane, civic body contracts were awarded to a few select contractors, leaving Thane Municipal Corporation in poor financial shape and on the verge of bankruptcy. He urged party workers to focus on verifying electoral rolls to prevent fraudulent voting and to bring the party’s “flaming torch” symbol to every person in each constituency.
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