'Freed Shiv Sena From Those Who Betrayed Balasaheb Thackeray': Eknath Shinde's Swipe At Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra News: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday took a swipe at former CM Uddhav Thackeray saying that his camp freed the Shiv Sena from the clutches of those who betrayed the ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray. Shinde was addressing the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally at Mumbai's Azad Maidan.

We freed Shiv Sena from those who betrayed Balasaheb Thackeray's ideals: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde at Mumbai Dussehra rally

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During his address, the Maharashtra CM took a jibe at the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in the state, saying that if the Uddhav Thackeray-led government had not been removed, Maharashtra would have been left far behind.

"Earlier everyone thought that the Shinde government would fall in 2-3 months, but the government completed 2 years. If the Maha Vikas Aghadi government had not been removed, Maharashtra would have been left far behind," he said.

Addressing the Shiv Sena's Dussehra rally at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde says, "Earlier everyone thought that the Shinde government would fall in 2-3 months but the government completed 2 years. If the (Maha Vikas Aghadi) government had not been removed,… pic.twitter.com/hcuNo8y2ci

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The Maharashtra CM also said the Lok Sabha  elections success of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was like a flash in the pan, which won't be replicated in the upcoming state assembly polls. He likened the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) with the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, suggesting Muslim appeasement politics.

"Maha Vikas Aghadhi's Lok Sabha poll success in Maharashtra was accidental, not permanent. Shiv Sena won 7 seats in a direct fight against Sena (UBT) in the Lok Sabha elections, restricting them to six constituencies. This success shows we are the real Shiv Sena," Shinde further.

(With agencies inputs)