NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday focused Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde for elevating the “Jai Gujarat” slogan in a rally a day earlier.Addressing a joint rally with Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief mentioned, “Gaddar (Eknath Shinde) mentioned ‘Jai Gujarat’ similar to the actor within the film Pushpa says ‘Jhukega nahi s*la’; however this Gaddar follows ‘Uthega nahi s*la’.” Doubling down on his criticism of Shinde, Uddhav continued, “He (Shinde) doesn’t have his personal ideas. His boss got here, so to please him he mentioned ‘Jai Gujarat’. Is that this how he exhibits respect for Marathi?”Amid the language row in Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde on Friday triggered a brand new controversy as he raised “Jai Gujarat” slogan in a speech within the presence of Union house minister Amit Shah. Whereas concluding his speech, Shinde raised the slogan ‘Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra’. After a short pause, he added ‘Jai Gujarat’, drawing flak from opposition events.The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena (UBT) held a joint rally in Mumbai to oppose the alleged imposition of the Hindi language over Maharashtra by the BJP-led state authorities.In his remarks, Uddhav additionally alleged that the Centre has pushed Mumbai’s essential institutions to Gujarat, and these are all makes an attempt to interrupt the “spine” of Maharashtra.“They at all times ask us what we did for the Marathi individuals in Mumbai throughout our rule in BMC. All of them pressured Marathi individuals to exit of Mumbai, however now we’re asking a query: within the final 11 years of your rule, what have you ever achieved? You’ve gotten pushed away Mumbai’s essential institutions to Gujarat. Companies are being transferred to Gujarat. Large places of work are going to Gujarat. The diamond enterprise has already shifted to Gujarat, so you might have made all makes an attempt to interrupt the spine of Maharashtra and proceed to try this, and you’re asking inquiries to us”, Uddhav Thackeray mentioned.After 20 years, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray got here collectively on a public platform for a victory gathering titled ‘Awaj Marathicha’, held to mark the withdrawal of two authorities resolutions that had proposed introducing Hindi as a 3rd language from Class 1 in Maharashtra faculties.