Shiv Sena was treated as slaves in erstwhile BJP govt in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut

The Shiv Sena was just about treated as “slaves” and makes an attempt have been made to complete off the occasion 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, Mr. Raut stated, “The Shiv Sena had a secondary status in the previous government and was (treated) like slaves. Attempts were also made to finish off our party by misusing the very power which was enjoyed because of our support”. Mr. 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 in the state.

The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance crumbled in 2019 over the problem 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.

Mr. Raut stated he at all times thought that the Sena ought to have its chief minister in Maharashtra.

“Even if Shiv Sainiks don’t get anything, we can proudly say the state’s leadership is now in the hands of the Shiv Sena. The Maha Vikas Aghadi government was formed with this sentiment (in November 2019),” he stated.

Recalling the drama previous the formation of the tripartite authorities in November 2019 after the Assembly elections, Mr. Raut stated senior NCP chief Ajit Pawar, who briefly switched sides to kind a authorities with the BJP beneath 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.

“….Anything can happen in politics. Ajit Pawar, the deputy CM of Maharashtra, is now working shoulder to shoulder with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray,” Mr. Raut stated.