Raut’s remarks got here days after Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi individually, setting off political speculations within the state
The Shiv Sena was nearly handled as “slaves” and makes an attempt have been made to complete off the celebration politically when it was in energy with the BJP in Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019, Sena MP Sanjay Raut has alleged.
Addressing Sena staff in Jalgaon in north Maharashtra on Saturday, Raut mentioned, “The Shiv Sena had a secondary standing within the earlier authorities and was (handled) like slaves. Makes an attempt have been additionally made to complete off our celebration by misusing the very energy which was loved due to our assist”.
Raut’s remarks got here days after Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi individually, setting off political speculations within the state.
The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance crumbled in 2019 over the difficulty of chief ministership. The Sena, which was one of many oldest allies of the BJP, later fashioned an unlikely alliance with the NCP and Congress to kind the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra.
Raut mentioned he at all times thought that the Sena ought to have its chief minister in Maharashtra.
“Even when Shiv Sainiks do not get something, we are able to proudly say the state’s management is now within the arms of the Shiv Sena. The Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities was fashioned with this sentiment (in November 2019),” he mentioned.
Recalling the drama previous the formation of the tripartite authorities in November 2019 after the Meeting elections, Raut mentioned senior NCP chief Ajit Pawar, who briefly switched sides to kind a authorities with the BJP underneath Devendra Fadnavis, is now the “strongest spokesman “of the MVA. The second Fadnavis-led authorities which was fashioned with Ajit Pawar had lasted for simply 80 hours.
“….Something can occur in politics. Ajit Pawar, the deputy CM of Maharashtra, is now working shoulder to shoulder with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray,” Raut mentioned.