Uddhav Thackeray: PM sending development projects to Gujarat, ignored Maharashtra during crisis

“Modiji is now coming to Maharashtra just for the votes. He did not go to Manipur because there are only two Lok Sabha seats but Maharashtra has 48. So the number of his visits are increasing for electoral gain, but when there were calamities he did not come here. When Maharashtra was facing a crisis due to natural calamity of cyclone Tauktae, funds were not provided to Maharashtra despite asking for it. But Gujarat was given without asking,”Uddhav said.

The Sena UBT chief was speaking at a public rally in Nashik’s golf club ground on the occasion of his late father and Shiv Sena found Bal Thackeray’s birth anniversary.

While addressing the rally, Uddhav also alleged that the BJP is shifting everything to Gujarat from investments to all the developmental projects. “All those events which can generate revenue for Maharashtra through taxes are being shifted to Gujarat. Be it cricket world cup final match or the Bollywood’s award functions. It is like Modi ji has Mann Ki Baat for Maharashtra but Dhan Ki Baat for Gujarat,” Uddhav said further adding that the discrimination between Gujarat and other states has built a wall between Gujarat and the country and it is not acceptable.

“They (BJP) are sowing poison between Hindus and dividing Hindus itself. This is not our Hindutva. Modi is building a wall between the country and Gujarat,” he added.

The former Maharashtra Chief Minister also alleged that just like the BJP uses and finishes off its alliance partners, the party also finishes and sidelines its own leaders when they become a threat for Modi.

Thackeray warned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath to be careful as just like the former BJP CMs in other states like Shivraj Chauhan of Madhya Pradesh, Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra were “sidelined”, he may also be sidelined once the Lok Sabha polls are over. “I am not an opponent of Modi, I still call him Narendra bhai, I do not hide my relationship with him even today. Sena and BJP were together as friends. But the BJP’s policy is not right. Efforts are being made to even finish off that Shiv Sena. Had the BJP fulfilled its promise, then we would have been with the BJP now,” he said.

“But you(BJP) don’t want opposition parties, you don’t want alliance partners, you don’t want your party leaders too. All the big leaders were sidelined by the BJP, be it Shivraj Singh Chauhan from Madhya Pradesh, Devendra Fadnavis from Maharashtra. Shinde will also be sidelined. Many such leaders were sidelined in a similar manner. Yogiji, now you take care of yourself… UP is a big state and has the highest number of Lok Sabha seats. After the polls, they would somehow also sideline Yogi,” Uddhav added.