Fadnavis's claim of 'embracing' Balasaheb's dream ploy to break Marathi unity: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnaviss claim of working to fulfil the dream of Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray was a ploy to break the Marathi unity in Mumbai where civic polls are dueWhy are you seeking votes in the name of Balasaheb Has your Modi era Modi wave started receding an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana askedIn June this year Sena MLA Eknath Shinde and 39 other legislators rebelled against the party leadership leading to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackerayled Maharashtra governmentShinde was then sworn in as the chief minister on June 30 along with BJP leader Fadnavis as his deputyAlso readShinde camp cannot function without money loyal shiv sainiks with me UddhavThe editorial said leaders like Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP are now embracing the dream of Balasaheb but they did not remember the late Sena supremo while snapping ties with the party in 2014They did not remember the dreams of Balasaheb while going back on the word of chief ministerial post to the Shiv Sena in 2019 it saidFadnaviss words are akin to the deceitful invitation of a fox and people of Mumbai and Thane should be cautious the Marathi daily saidThe language of dream of Balasaheb used by the BJP is nothing but a ploy to break the Marathi unity in Mumbai and for that they are injuring the Shiv Sena it claimedThe people who forgot BJP veterans Lal Krishna Advani Atal Bihar Vajpayee will they fulfil the dreams of Balasaheb it askedTodays Bharatiya Janata Party is not the real BJP the editorial claimed and asked if the party which belonged to Vajpayee and Advani really existsThe BJP of Vajpayee was all about keeping the promise but it is not there now and that is why we left such BJP alliance and set out on a different path of HindutvaOur political stand is still the same We are Hindutvawadi but we are not the BJPs slave We are honest servants of Maharashtra not the charandas servant of Delhi the Sena saidFurther hitting out at Fadanvis it said he is continuously chanting the name of BalasahebHe is saying give us votes in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections and we BJP will fulfil Balasahebs dreams What is this sham Which dream of Balsaheb are you going to fulfil it askedYour dream of creating a split in the Shiv Sena was it the dream of Balasaheb it askedFadnavis was wise and profound but that status is now denigrated in the company of the Eknath Shinde faction it claimedHe Fadnavis does not speak on the issue of the state he only speaks on the Shiv SenaWhen Fadanvis was going and breaking Dahi Handis in Mumbai thus competing with the Shiv Sena at the same time threat messages were received from terrorists that they would launch an attack like 2611 the editorial saidWho does not want festivals like Dahi Handi but if life is there anything can be achieved it saidIn the last two years restrictions were imposed on festivals by Prime Minister Narendra Modi because of COVID19 the editorial saidToday you say there are no restrictions on festivals We improved the health of Maharashtra by making it COVIDfree and gave the state to you it saidOn the day of Dahi Handi 1500 COVID19 cases were reported the editorial said but did not specify where those infections were recordedThis 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