Upping the ante against Uddhav Thackeray and his Shiv Sena faction ahead of the crucial Brihanmumbai Corporation (BMC) poll, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday lashed out at the Sena president, accusing Mr. Thackeray of deceiving the BJP during Sena-BJP alliance in the past, while exhorting his party cadre to teach the Thackeray faction a lesson in the upcoming civic body election.
Mr. Shah, along with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, addressed BJP office bearers and MLAs in a closed meeting at the ‘ Meghdoot’ in South Mumbai’s.
Squarely pinning the blame on Mr. Thackeray for having ruptured the longstanding ties between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in the past, Mr. Shah said that the only reason the Sena became the ‘smaller party’ in Maharashtra during its alliance with BJP was due to “Mr. Thackeray’s arrogance.”
