Devendra Fadnavis likens MVA govt with Babri structure; says he won't rest till it is brought down

Hitting out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday likened the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in the state with the Babri mosque structure and said he would not rest till the Shiv Senaled dispensation was brought down from powerThe Shiv Sena does not mean Mumbai Maharashtra or Hindutva he said adding that nobody can separate Mumbai from the state but he wants to free the city from corruption and misdeedsHe was addressing Hindi Bhashi Mahasankalp Sabha organised by the BJPs North Indian cell in suburban Goregaon a day after CM Thackerays rally in the city where he slammed Fadnavis and the BJP Fadnaviss rally began with the chanting of Hanuman ChalisaElections to several civic bodies in the state including Mumbai where the Shiv Sena has ruled for more than 25 years are due this yearDescribing Thackerays rally as a laughter show Fadnavis said This man has never spoken about the states development progress and welfare of the people in the last twoandahalf years of his ruleOne doesnt become a tiger just by clicking photographs of tigers There is only one tiger now Narendra Modi he saidDuring his rally Thackeray had targeted Fadnavis for saying that he was in Ayodhya during the demolition of the Babri mosque If you had tried to climb the Babri mosque it would have collapsed under your weight the chief minister had saidReferring to it the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly said he weighs 102 kilos now while back in 1992 his weight was 128 kilos and reiterated that he was a part of the kar seva in Ayodhya at that timeI will not rest till I bring down the Babri structure of your power Fadnavis saidAsking whether Thackeray contributed to any movement or agitation the BJP leader also taunted him saying that during the pandemic Thackeray was live on Facebook while he was alive and on the fieldHitting out at the chief minister the BJP leader said Shiv Sena speaks about a ploy to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra when it has no issue to highlightWho can dare to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra We want to free Mumbai from your corruption and misdeeds Shiv Sena doesnt mean Mumbai Maharashtra or Hindutva he saidWondering what would Sena founder Bal Thackeray have said about the prevailing situation in Maharashtra where reciting Hanuman Chalisa is sedition while visiting Aurangzebs tomb is protocol Fadnavis said This is shamefulHe questioned why Thackeray did not speak during his rally about Covid19 deaths in the state the lynching of sadhus in Palghar the murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran allegations against former home minister Anil Deshmukh EDs arrest of NCP minister Nawab Malik and misappropriation of funds by a Sena leader in the Mumbai civic bodyShiv Sena sought votes in our name but formed the government by joining hands with the Congress to get the chief ministers post after the 2019 Assembly polls In 1975 also the Sena had supported the Emergency imposed by the then Congress government he addedFadnavis said Bal Thackeray used to taunt Sharad Pawar over his weight but now his son became a chief minister by bowing before him the NCP chiefBe careful while dealing with vajandar hefty people he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever