MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday hit out at the Rewa Shiv Sena (UBT), saying their brand of Hindutva and nationalism meant that 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts accused Iqbal Musa alias Baba Chauhan would not be allowed to contest against him in the Lok Sabha elections. Have to campaign for.
Shinde also claimed that his led Shiv Sena would win all the 15 Lok Sabha seats being contested in Maharashtra, which sends 48 members to the lower house of Parliament.
Speaking at a conference organized by Marathi news channel ABP Majha a week before the fifth and last phase of voting in Maharashtra, the Chief Minister said there were no differences within the Mahayuti alliance, which includes the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP. Ajit Pawar discussed the distribution of Lok Sabha seats for the elections among the allies.
Of the 48 parliamentary seats in the state, BJP is contesting on 28, Shiv Sena on 15, NCP on four and Rashtriya Samaj Paksha on one."An accused in the 1993 bomb blasts was campaigning for him (one of the Shiv Sena-UBT candidates). It is his Hindutva and nationalism that killed many people and was behind the blasts, and he made a discovery that (Then Maharashtra ATS chief) Shinde said, "Hemant) Karkare did not die from (26/11 terrorist Ajmal) Kasab's bullets."
With regard to the 1993 blasts accused, Shinde was referring to BJP's allegations that Iqbal Musa alias Baba Chauhan was seen at a campaign rally of Shiv Sena (UBT) Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat candidate Amol Kirtikar.
Moosa as well as Kirtikar denied the allegations, with both claiming that they did not know each other.Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, leader of the opposition in the state assembly, had claimed that 26/11 prosecution lawyer and BJP candidate from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat Ujjwal Nikam had hidden the information that Karkare was not shot by Kasab, but by the bullet. He died due to injury. A policeman associated with RSS opened fire.
Shinde also claimed that his led Shiv Sena would win all the 15 Lok Sabha seats being contested in Maharashtra, which sends 48 members to the lower house of Parliament.
Speaking at a conference organized by Marathi news channel ABP Majha a week before the fifth and last phase of voting in Maharashtra, the Chief Minister said there were no differences within the Mahayuti alliance, which includes the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP. Ajit Pawar discussed the distribution of Lok Sabha seats for the elections among the allies.
Of the 48 parliamentary seats in the state, BJP is contesting on 28, Shiv Sena on 15, NCP on four and Rashtriya Samaj Paksha on one."An accused in the 1993 bomb blasts was campaigning for him (one of the Shiv Sena-UBT candidates). It is his Hindutva and nationalism that killed many people and was behind the blasts, and he made a discovery that (Then Maharashtra ATS chief) Shinde said, "Hemant) Karkare did not die from (26/11 terrorist Ajmal) Kasab's bullets."
With regard to the 1993 blasts accused, Shinde was referring to BJP's allegations that Iqbal Musa alias Baba Chauhan was seen at a campaign rally of Shiv Sena (UBT) Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat candidate Amol Kirtikar.
Moosa as well as Kirtikar denied the allegations, with both claiming that they did not know each other.Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, leader of the opposition in the state assembly, had claimed that 26/11 prosecution lawyer and BJP candidate from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat Ujjwal Nikam had hidden the information that Karkare was not shot by Kasab, but by the bullet. He died due to injury. A policeman associated with RSS opened fire.
