Voting for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats will be held on November 20. Given this, accusations and counteraccusations continue in the state. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday targeted Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. Questioning the statement of ‘Votes Crusade’, he asked if it does not violate the Model Code of Conduct of the Election Commission. Thackeray said, “Our Hindutva burns stoves in people’s homes, while BJP’s Hindutva burns them to ashes.”
In fact, Thackeray, while addressing a campaign rally ahead of the assembly elections at Dombivali in the district, said he was asked to remove the words “Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji” from his party’s election anthem before of the Lok Sabha elections. but he did it. He had refused to do so. He said, ‘Devendra Fadnavis has called for a ‘vote war’. I ask the Election Commission: does the crusade fit into their ideal code of conduct?
What did Devendra Fadnavis say?
Fadnavis had claimed at a rally in Pune on Friday that some Islamic scholars had called for a “vote-jihad” against the Mahayuti government, in response to which he had called for a “vote-crusade”. Thackeray attacked the BJP and said that now this party is full of opportunistic leaders who have come from outside. He said, “The BJP, which grew through the sacrifice and dedication of its workers, has now become a hybrid, which has become a breeding ground for opportunistic politics.”
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He also alleged that the current BJP leadership has rejected the vision of former party stalwarts like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Pramod Mahajan and Gopinath Munde. He accused the BJP of promoting “Gujarati-Marathi divide” and said BJP leaders were giving priority to corporate interests. Thackeray accused the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena of corruption, saying both parties have looted municipal corporations in Thane district.
Rajnath Singh attacked Uddhav
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday expressed disappointment with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, accusing him of compromising his principles for the sake of political power. At an election rally in Pune ahead of the Maharashtra elections due on November 20, Singh said, “I have a lot of respect for late Balasaheb Thackeray. But the way Uddhav ji kept aside the principles of power,” It makes me very sad “Forming a government is no big deal. A true leader is one who does not deviate from his principles even in difficult times.”
