MUMBAI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday accused the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) of indulging in the politics of appeasement after the latter’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ carried an article on “Marathi Muslims” supporting the former chief minister.
भाजपा मुंबई अध्यक्ष आ. ॲड. @ShelarAshish जी यांची पत्रकार परिषद https://t.co/6Hv9AByAtN
— BJP Mumbai (@BJP4Mumbai) October 29, 2022
‘Saamana’ carried a front-page article on October 22 about the Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh backing Uddhav Thackeray, adding that the outfit is active in Mumbai, Konkan, Marathwada, Vidarbha and western Maharashtra.
महाराष्ट्रावर कब्जा करण्याचे स्वप्न बघून औरंगजेब खस्ता झाला. ते स्वप्न पुर्ण करण्याची जबाबदारी उद्धवजी ठाकरे आपण घेतली आहे का? @BJP4Mumbai @BJP4Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/lFm2bg3Ey1
— Adv. Ashish Shelar – ॲड. आशिष शेलार (@ShelarAshish) October 29, 2022
“The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Party wants to garner Marathi and Muslim votes, but it cleverly played with the words by calling them Marathi Muslims,” Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar said at a press conference.
उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी काँग्रेस, राष्ट्रवादी आणि समाजवादी पक्षासोबत युती करुन तुम्ही वैचारीक लोचा केला आहेच. त्यापुढे जाऊन अंधेरी पोटनिवडणुकीत लाल बावट्याची देखील मदत घेत आहात. मात्र मुंबई मनपात पराभव दिसल्यानंतर समाजा-समाजात विभागणी का करत आहात? pic.twitter.com/EWz2160CJu
— Adv. Ashish Shelar – ॲड. आशिष शेलार (@ShelarAshish) October 29, 2022
He said his party would organise ‘Jagar Mumbaicha Yatra’ in November to spread awareness among the residents of the metropolis about this “politics of appeasement” as well as “corruption” in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
मुंबई मनपाच्या निवडणुकीत मतांची बेगमी करण्यासाठी मराठी आणि मुस्लिम असे समीकरण बनविणाऱ्या उद्धव ठाकरेंना मुंबईतील मराठी माणूस माफ करणार नाही. जे काँग्रेसने सोडलं, ते उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी पकडलं. त्यामुळे जी काँग्रेसची अवस्था झाली. तीच उद्धव ठाकरेंच्या गटाची होईल. pic.twitter.com/408Bl8HYme
— Adv. Ashish Shelar – ॲड. आशिष शेलार (@ShelarAshish) October 29, 2022
Shelar said Thackeray was getting frustrated as he was staring at defeat in the BMC polls. The city’s civic body, currently under an administrator after the terms of corporators ended, has been ruled by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena for several years now.
अडीच वर्षात एअरबस प्रकल्पासाठी महाविकास आघाडीने केलेला एखादा तरी एमओयू दाखवावा किंवा बैठक घेतलेली असल्यास त्याचे मिनिट्स दाखवावेत. माध्यमांनी देखील अडीच वर्ष सत्तेत असलेल्यांना एखादा तरी प्रश्न विचारावा. pic.twitter.com/4nsNdOgj2z
— Adv. Ashish Shelar – ॲड. आशिष शेलार (@ShelarAshish) October 29, 2022
This is appeasement. Balasaheb (Thackeray) never believed in garnering votes in the name of religion and caste. Why did you (Uddhav) ditch this? Why do you have to seek votes in the name of caste and religion, Shelar questioned.
“Then why can’t you (Uddhav) have Marathi Jains, Marathi north Indians? Why the fissure between Marathi and Gujarati? Why did you quit Marathi Hindu? Shelar added.
Asserting that the BJP stood for “Marathi-Mumbaikar”, Shelar said his party will not ask for votes in the name of caste and religion but in the name of development.
Shelar also labelled former state environment minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray’s tour of rain-affected areas in Maharashtra as “teaser and tokenism”.
The BJP leader questioned why farm loans were not cleared by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi despite assurances.
Source: Press Trust of India
