Uddhav’s ‘Thackeray Model’ Comment Ignites Political Storm In Maharashtra | India Information
New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s current feedback on the “Thackeray model” and the Election Fee have reignited political tensions in Maharashtra. The MahaYuti alliance has hit again, accusing Thackeray of undermining the very legacy he now claims to uphold.
In a pointy interview revealed in Shiv Sena’s official mouthpiece on Saturday, Thackeray aimed toward Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the MahaYuti authorities. “Thackeray is not only a model; it represents the identification of Maharashtra,” he asserted. “Those that lack substance depend on the Thackeray identify to remain related.”
Thackeray additionally criticized the Election Fee, saying, “The EC could have handed over the Shiv Sena’s election image, but it surely had no authority to provide away the get together’s identify.”
The feedback sparked a swift backlash from Mahayuti leaders, who referred to as Thackeray’s outburst a results of political “irrelevance” and “betrayal” of the late Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideology.
Shiv Sena chief Shaina NC, chatting with IANS, dismissed the interview as a “scripted monologue.”
“Within the interview, solely frustration is seen. If Uddhav really desires to talk, he ought to give an interview to somebody exterior Saamana. Sanjay Raut’s questions are usually not journalism — they’re remedy periods,” she mentioned.
“If he speaks freely, the reality will emerge — in regards to the lack of labor, deserted imaginative and prescient, and why his cadres rebelled and joined Eknath Shinde, successful 60 out of 80 seats,” she added.
BJP MLA Ram Kadam accused Uddhav of “sitting in Rahul Gandhi’s lap” and permitting Sharad Pawar to “distant management” him.
“By abandoning Balasaheb’s Hindutva ideology, Uddhav erased his legacy. That is why actual Shiv Sainiks stood with Shinde, not him,” Kadam mentioned.
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal additionally slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and mentioned, “Uddhav is performing like a defeated man. In his frustration, he is focusing on the Election Fee. He has turn out to be politically irrelevant.”
The Shiv Sena (UBT) strongly defended Thackeray’s statements, accusing the Election Fee of working on the Centre’s behest.
Get together spokesperson Anand Dubey advised IANS, “Uddhav Thackeray rightly mentioned the EC is performing like a puppet of the central authorities. Who gave the EC the proper to resolve whose get together it’s? Shiv Sena was based by Balasaheb and carried ahead by Uddhav — how can they offer it to Shinde?”
Calling the choice unjust, Dubey mentioned, “The actual get together is with the employees, not the defectors. Employees who constructed Shiv Sena with blood and sweat are nonetheless with Uddhav Thackeray.”
“Shiv Sena means Thackeray; Thackeray means Shiv Sena. We would like the case to be heard in court docket on August 20. We’re assured of successful. The EC ought to behave like an impartial physique, not somebody’s slave,” he mentioned.
(With Inputs from IANS)
