Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday launched an all-out attack on his former party chief-turned-rival, accusing Uddhav Thackeray of practicing "double politics" and alleging that he was plotting an attack on his predecessor. He was pretending to make a peace proposal to return to Shiv Sena after their separation about two years ago.
Shinde, who now heads the "real" Shiv Sena, also said that Uddhav was the exact opposite of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray and was only interested in pursuing his own self-interests, unlike his father who always stood by his party workers. Stood together and never backed down. On his words.
In an exclusive interview at his residence here, Shinde alleged that when Uddhav Thackeray broke ties with the BJP and joined hands with the Congress, he abandoned Balasaheb's ideology in the greed for the chief minister's chair. He said, "We are the real Shiv Sena and Taking forward Balasaheb's vision of Hindutva for the development of the state.,
He said that Uddhav Takacherai's organization cannot be called a "Hindutva" party because it has joined hands with the Congress which insults Savarkar and now they cannot even call Balasaheb the "Hindu Hriday Samrat".
Asked whether Uddhav Thackeray called him to come back and offered him the chief minister's post after his rebellion in June 2022, Shinde said, "He sent a messenger to me and when that person was talking to me, So he announced he was kicking me out." Party." "He (Uddhav) was holding a meeting where he called for attacking my house and burning my effigy, things like this were happening. These meetings were taking place when he allegedly sent people to talk to me.'Dogli politics chehre pe alag, pet mein alag, haunton pe alag (This is double-minded politics, one thing on top and something completely opposite on the back)'' said the Chief Minister.
He said, "Bala Saheb was something else. He would say whatever he had to say and he would never go back on his words. Whatever he once said would turn into cast iron. There can be no other Bala Saheb Thackeray.,
The 60-year-old Shiv Sena leader, who became the chief minister soon after breaking away from Uddhav Thackeray and with the support of the BJP, said when assembly elections were held in 2019, the people's mandate was for the BJP-Shiv Sena government. He said, "But he (Uddhav) abandoned the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray in the greed for the Chief Minister's chair." We are now carrying forward the ideology of Bala Saheb, which is the foundation of this government. The work we are doing, we have launched many major schemes.'' He said, ''Development is the main agenda for everyone and this is the real agenda of Shiv Sena and this is what Balasaheb had dreamed of.,
He also said that Uddhav Thackeray's organization cannot be called a "Hindutva" party.
"They have abandoned the ideology of Balasaheb, they have joined hands with the Congress which insults Savarkar. They cannot utter a single word for Savarkar because their lips have been sealed by their associates. They are now Hindutva They have forgotten Balasaheb's slogan, 'Say with pride, we are Hindu', they do not even call Balasaheb as 'Hindu Hriday Samrat'. Has also been abandoned.Shinde said that Balasaheb was always against the Congress and he always said that he would never join hands with the Congress. He said, but Uddhav Thackeray did what Bala Saheb did not want to do.
Asked about Uddhav Thackeray's statement that BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, former chief minister and now Shinde's deputy CM, had promised to groom Aaditya Thackeray as chief minister, Shinde said it was a new "jumla". " Is.
"Earlier he claimed that Amit Shah had told him that he would get 2.5 years as chief minister. The talks took place behind closed doors.If he had to take that 2.5 years, then when Fadnavis was calling him for a meeting, he did not take even a single call. After calling 50 times. This shows that he did not want to sit outside. If he had sat with BJP he would have got it after 2.5 years, but he wanted it earlier, because he had no interest in it, so he joined hands with Congress and NCP. Worked with both Balasaheb and Uddhav Thackeray On his experience, Shind said, "Balasaheb was a great man with great thinking and ideology.He was a person who stood by his party workers. He had a great vision for the development of the country and the state as well as for furthering Hindutva.”
“Uddhav is completely the opposite. He is only interested in pursuing his own self-interest, he has nothing to do with the party or party workers.Despite Shiv Sena being the Chief Minister, Shiv Sena was heading towards decline, and the MLAs were not even getting money. What face will they show to the people?” Shinde asked. He claimed, "Everyone was worried. Despite him being the Chief Minister, party workers were going to jail. What does all this mean? Shiv Sena was completely going down." Shinde said, “His views are completely different from Balasaheb."
Shinde, who now heads the "real" Shiv Sena, also said that Uddhav was the exact opposite of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray and was only interested in pursuing his own self-interests, unlike his father who always stood by his party workers. Stood together and never backed down. On his words.
In an exclusive interview at his residence here, Shinde alleged that when Uddhav Thackeray broke ties with the BJP and joined hands with the Congress, he abandoned Balasaheb's ideology in the greed for the chief minister's chair. He said, "We are the real Shiv Sena and Taking forward Balasaheb's vision of Hindutva for the development of the state.,
He said that Uddhav Takacherai's organization cannot be called a "Hindutva" party because it has joined hands with the Congress which insults Savarkar and now they cannot even call Balasaheb the "Hindu Hriday Samrat".
Asked whether Uddhav Thackeray called him to come back and offered him the chief minister's post after his rebellion in June 2022, Shinde said, "He sent a messenger to me and when that person was talking to me, So he announced he was kicking me out." Party." "He (Uddhav) was holding a meeting where he called for attacking my house and burning my effigy, things like this were happening. These meetings were taking place when he allegedly sent people to talk to me.'Dogli politics chehre pe alag, pet mein alag, haunton pe alag (This is double-minded politics, one thing on top and something completely opposite on the back)'' said the Chief Minister.
He said, "Bala Saheb was something else. He would say whatever he had to say and he would never go back on his words. Whatever he once said would turn into cast iron. There can be no other Bala Saheb Thackeray.,
The 60-year-old Shiv Sena leader, who became the chief minister soon after breaking away from Uddhav Thackeray and with the support of the BJP, said when assembly elections were held in 2019, the people's mandate was for the BJP-Shiv Sena government. He said, "But he (Uddhav) abandoned the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray in the greed for the Chief Minister's chair." We are now carrying forward the ideology of Bala Saheb, which is the foundation of this government. The work we are doing, we have launched many major schemes.'' He said, ''Development is the main agenda for everyone and this is the real agenda of Shiv Sena and this is what Balasaheb had dreamed of.,
He also said that Uddhav Thackeray's organization cannot be called a "Hindutva" party.
"They have abandoned the ideology of Balasaheb, they have joined hands with the Congress which insults Savarkar. They cannot utter a single word for Savarkar because their lips have been sealed by their associates. They are now Hindutva They have forgotten Balasaheb's slogan, 'Say with pride, we are Hindu', they do not even call Balasaheb as 'Hindu Hriday Samrat'. Has also been abandoned.Shinde said that Balasaheb was always against the Congress and he always said that he would never join hands with the Congress. He said, but Uddhav Thackeray did what Bala Saheb did not want to do.
Asked about Uddhav Thackeray's statement that BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, former chief minister and now Shinde's deputy CM, had promised to groom Aaditya Thackeray as chief minister, Shinde said it was a new "jumla". " Is.
"Earlier he claimed that Amit Shah had told him that he would get 2.5 years as chief minister. The talks took place behind closed doors.If he had to take that 2.5 years, then when Fadnavis was calling him for a meeting, he did not take even a single call. After calling 50 times. This shows that he did not want to sit outside. If he had sat with BJP he would have got it after 2.5 years, but he wanted it earlier, because he had no interest in it, so he joined hands with Congress and NCP. Worked with both Balasaheb and Uddhav Thackeray On his experience, Shind said, "Balasaheb was a great man with great thinking and ideology.He was a person who stood by his party workers. He had a great vision for the development of the country and the state as well as for furthering Hindutva.”
“Uddhav is completely the opposite. He is only interested in pursuing his own self-interest, he has nothing to do with the party or party workers.Despite Shiv Sena being the Chief Minister, Shiv Sena was heading towards decline, and the MLAs were not even getting money. What face will they show to the people?” Shinde asked. He claimed, "Everyone was worried. Despite him being the Chief Minister, party workers were going to jail. What does all this mean? Shiv Sena was completely going down." Shinde said, “His views are completely different from Balasaheb."
