INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NAGPUR: Addressing a gathering of party workers at Yavatmal on Sunday, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said if BJP had stuck to its
2019 promise of sharing the chief minister's post with his party then today the saffron party's members would not have been 'busy serving
politicians from other parties'.Thackeray also said that in the future yet again a Shiv Sainik will become CM.He also took a dig at the
While commenting on the huge crowd at his Yavatmal meeting, he said, "Hopefully, this will open the eyes of the blind EC."Thackeray is on a
two-day tour of Vidarbha which ends on Monday with a meeting in Nagpur
Later in the evening while addressing office bearers in Digras (Yavatmal), the former CM said, "I swear by Goddess Pohradevi that BJP had
agreed to share the CM seat for 2.5 years each
If this plan had been implemented back then, both parties would have got a chance to have their CM
But today, BJP's workers are being forced to serve leaders from other parties."Thackeray clarified that he sought the CM post for the Shiv
Sena, and not for himself
"I don't care for the CM's post
But yes, I wanted it for a Shiv Sainik
And if you keep supporting us then in the future we will again have a CM from our party," said Thackeray.He added that BJP is trying to
finish off regional parties to emerge as the only national level party
"We support Uniform Civil Code and agree with the one nation, one law concept
But we will never allow a one-nation, one-party which is what BJP wants," said Thackeray.The EC too came under fire from Thackeray, who
said, "After looking at this huge crowd here, I am convinced that even the eyes of the blind EC would have opened
And even if the EC's eyes remain closed, they (pointing towards the crowd) can see everything."The Digras constituency is represented by
Shiv Sena's Sanjay Rathod who joined the Eknath Shinde camp
Without naming anyone, Thackeray said, "You voted for whoever the party nominated but they have betrayed you
They set a price for your votes
Now you have the weapon of votes, and with it I want you to slay the demon before us."Thackeray said governments are now being formed
"Earlier, governments were born from ballot boxes and now, made with suitcases," he said
He said assembly speaker Rahul Narvekar will have to take a decision regarding disqualification of MLAs by staying within legal boundaries,
else the issue will land up at the Supreme Court again.Uddhav also lashed out at deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, saying the latter should have
focused on Vidarbha farmers last year rather than plotting the fall of MVA."Fadnavis used to go for late night meetings wearing hoodies
Instead of plotting my downfall (as CM) in those meetings, Fadnavis should have focussed on Vidarbha farmers," said Thackeray.He also
questioned PM Modi's silence on the Manipur unrest
"The situation is extremely bad there but the PM is not even uttering a single word," said Thackeray.
