Accusing the Uddhav Thackeray camp of rousing emotions of the Shiv Sena cadre against the Eknath Shinde faction, MLA Deepak Kesarkar, spokesperson of the Shinde group, warned that such actions would lead to a deteriorating law and order situation in Maharashtra.
Alluding to Mr. Thackeray, his son and former Minister Aaditya Thackeray, and Sena MP Sanjay Raut for pitting the Shiv Sainik rank and file against the Shinde faction that is now in power, Mr. Kesarkar, without directly naming anybody, exhorted the Sena chief to stop causing needless tension in a State which needed peace.
“Today, you [Aaditya Thackeray] are rousing Shiv Sainiks against our [Shinde camp] MLAs with your state-wide rallies… But how many Shiv Sainiks did you meet in your office when you were in power? Moreover, if, as you’ll [Uddhav camp] claim that Uddhav Thackeray had indeed promised to make Eknath Shinde the CM, then now, you ought to desist from your verbal slanging matches branding Mr. Shinde as a ‘traitor’ as the people will be happy that Mr. Shinde has indeed become Chief Minister,” said Mr. Kesarkar, speaking in Mumbai on Monday.
