Mocking the notion of a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the ruling BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday launched a broadside on the BJP and PM Narendra Modi, remarking that the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax department and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were the “only three strong parties” within the NDA today.
In a two-part interview podcast conducted by Mr. Thackeray’s confidante, Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, who is the executive editor of the party mouthpiece Saamana, Mr. Thackeray ticked-off the Narendra Modi-led Central government over the continuing violence in Manipur, alleging that PM Modi was not even ready to visit the northeastern State.
Remarking that the 2024 Lok Sabha election would be a turning point Mr. Thackeray contended that the BJP’s sudden realisation of that an NDA existed was proof of its desperation and fear of losing power. He said the recent meeting of NDA parties called by PM signalled the BJP’s desperation.
