My detractors see me in their dreams, know people are with me: Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray

Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray Sunday said that his detractors see him in their dreams despite stealing the partys name and symbol He said that they also know the people of Maharashtra are with himThe Shiv Sena UBT chief was addressing supporters at his residence Matoshree in Bandra in the western part of the Mumbai metropolisDespite stealing my partys name and symbol detractors see me in their dreams They know Uddhav Thackeray is not alone all of Maharashtra is with him the Shiv Sena UBT chief saidLove and affection are not for sale These emotions cannot be purchased Thackeray assertedReferring to some political workers rejoining Shiv Sena UBT in Ulhasnagar part of Thane district which is a stronghold of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde the former chief minister of Maharashtra said the battle ahead was but struggles can be overcome with all loyalists sticking together and fightingSpeaking on the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 Thackeray said that day he would offer prayers at Kalaram Temple in Nashik and perform maha aarti on the banks of Godavari riverHe also said he would tour Kalyan Lok Sabha seat which is represented by Shrikant Shinde the son of CM ShindeThe Shiv Sena split in June 2022 after Shinde and several MLAs revolted bringing down the MVA government under ThackerayShindes outfit was given the Shiv Sena name and bow and arrow symbol by the Election Commission of IndiaAlso read My rebellion was for saving Shiv Sena Maharashtra CM Eknath ShindeMeanwhile the incumbent Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde on Sunday criticised Uddhav Thackeray saying he is antidevelopmentHe Thackeray was sitting at home for twoandahalf years and did only show off Shinde told reporters without taking his predecessors name while replying to a questionBut we are actually doing vikas development and cleaning up this city He is antidevelopment and I do not wish to make any comment on their criticism of the government the CM said after attending a deep cleaning drive in parts of south MumbaiHe opposed the Metro car shed at Aarey land in Mumbai construction of Metro lines and even tried to slow down construction of the Samruddhi highway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur Shinde saidDo they even have a moral right to point the finger at us he saidThackeray formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in November 2019 after the state polls In June 2022 a revolt led by Shinde against the Shiv Sena leadership resulted in the collapse of the Thackeray governmentOn the Mumbai TransHarbour Link MTHL CM Shinde said Modern technology has been used for the construction of the longest sea bridge in the country The quantity of steel used for this bridge is four times of the Howrah bridge in KolkataThe MTHL also known as Atal Setu named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 12 Shindes office said on SaturdayThe bridge originates from Sewri in Mumbai and terminates at Nhava Sheva in Uran taluka of Raigad district It is constructed at a cost of Rs 18000 crore With inputs from PTI