Final month, Uddhav Thackeray stated he would converse together with his cousin Raj immediately and the latter might additionally do it in the event that they have been to carry a dialogue over sure points, together with upcoming municipal elections and issues regarding the Marathi language.
In a big political growth forward of the upcoming municipal elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday introduced that his celebration and the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will combat the civic polls collectively in Mumbai and different key cities. Chatting with reporters, Raut declared that the Thackeray brothers — Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray — would contest the municipal company elections in Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, and Kalyan-Dombivli as allies with the intention of sweeping the polls.
“The power of Raj and Uddhav Thackeray is the power of the unity of the Marathi-speakers. No energy can’t break the iron fist of `Marathi manus’ now,” Raut advised the media. He additional knowledgeable that discussions with the MNS concerning the alliance are already underway.
BJP dismisses alliance claims
Nonetheless, the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) dismissed his assertion. Pravin Darekar, a state BJP legislator, stated it was unclear whether or not the 2 Thackeray cousins had held any talks or it was all Raut’s “guesswork”. “We’ve got not seen a lot helplessness in Uddhav Thackeray, who didn’t keep in mind his personal cousin, MNS chief Raj Thackeray for the final 20 years,” he stated. Maharashtra minister and BJP chief Girish Mahajan stated the Sena (UBT) remembers Marathi-speakers solely when elections are close to. The BJP obtained enormous assist from Marathi voters in final 12 months’s meeting elections and the try and mislead them didn’t work, he added.
Uddhav Thackeray on alliance with MNS
Final month, Uddhav Thackeray stated he would converse together with his cousin Raj immediately and the latter might additionally do it in the event that they have been to carry a dialogue over sure points, together with upcoming municipal elections and issues regarding the Marathi language. On contesting the upcoming native physique elections underneath the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance, Uddhav had stated this determination rested with every particular person celebration and the Congress has indicated that native management will resolve on the problem. “That is fantastic..if that’s how they need to proceed, we’ll additionally act accordingly,” Uddhav stated.
Uddhav-Raj reunion after 20 years
Notably, Uddhav and Raj shared the stage throughout the Marathi Vijay Rally after 20 years amid hypothesis of a union between the 2 estranged cousins. The relations of the 2 leaders additionally interacted with one another throughout the rally. Throughout this, Raj Thackeray addressed first and stated that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis did one thing which even Bal Thackeray didn’t do (speaking about him sharing the stage with Uddhav).
(With inputs from PTI)
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