Accusing Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of orchestrating the repression of the principal opposition in the state, former CM Devendra Fadnavis said the BJP would fight if someone has been behaving like Hitler. He was referring to the incidents involving his party colleagues.

“Whatever is happening in Mumbai is being done at the behest of the CM. The Shiv Sena handles Mumbai while the NCP is responsible for the rest of Maharashtra,” he alleged at a press conference on Monday. He added that he has written to the Union home secretary about the violence against BJP leaders in Maharashtra.