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SHIV SENA PARTY

BITTER SPLIT?

A rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray has deepened the political crisis in Maharashtra. The MVA government
may survive the crisis, but the future of Shiv Sena under Thackeray has been thrown into doubt

OUR BUREAU
Mumbai/Guwahati/New Delhi
n a major development, Shiv
Sena leaders on Friday, after the
Iconclusion of a virtual meeting
with Chief Minister Uddhav Thac-
keray, said that they will “fight out”
the ongoing political crisis in the state
and the party is intact.
Shiv Sena leader Sachin Ahir
who attended the meeting, said,
“Today we had a party meeting with
district leaders. After CM Uddhav
Thackeray’s speech, party leaders
were filled with energy. MLAs may
not be here but the party is intact.
Party’s full base is there and with this
spirit, we will fight.” Shiv Sena MP
Priyanka Chaturvedi said that what
the rebel MLAs are resorting to is
“illegal and politically not feasible”.
“We are Shivsainiks, we will fight
and win. What they are doing is ille-
gal, legally not tenable and politically
not feasible,” she said.

The political crisis in Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) government A Shiv Sena supporter holding a placard and others gather outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence ‘Ma-
in Maharashtra erupted after toshree’ to express his support, at Bandra, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
party legislators joined a rebel- ening his grip on Shiv Sena with the said that he did everything for the which also includes the Congress.
Ajit Pawar said earlier in the day
lion led by Eknath Shinde who number of rebels rising to 38, Thac- rebel leader and yet a lot of allega- that the NCP stands with the Chief
keray called a meeting of the party’s
tions are levelled against him.
is staying at a hotel in Guwa- district chiefs today where he said Notably, the Chief Minister had Minister and will try to “keep the
hati. The rebel MLAs who are that he left the Varsha Bungalow but vacated the official residence of the government stable”.
CM on Wednesday night and moved
The crisis continued to plague
not the “will to fight”.
at a hotel in Guwahati and au- “I have said it earlier also that I to his family residence ‘Matoshree’ Shiv Sena with rebel leader Eknath
thorised Shinde to decide on a don’t have anything to do with pow- along with his family. Shinde claiming support of 38 party
er. The people who used to say that
Amid the continuing political
MLAs. Thackeray convened a meet-
further course of action. they would rather die than leave Shiv crisis in Maharashtra due to revolt ing of district chiefs of the party and
Sena have fled today,” the Shiv Sena in the Shiv Sena, NCP chief Sharad said he left Varsha Bungalow, the
Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath chief said during his virtual address Pawar, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar ar- official residence of the Chief Minis-
Shinde along with 38 party MLAs at the meeting. rived at Matoshree, the residence of ter, but not the “will to fight”.
and nine independent MLAs are “The rebel MLAs want to break the Chief Minister Uddhav Thacker- Thackeray had vacated the offi-
campaigning at Radisson Blu Hotel the party. I had never thought in ay in Mumbai. cial residence of the CM on Wednes-
in Guwahati from June 22. dreams that I would become the The leaders were accompanied day night and moved to his family
Thackeray said rebel Shiv Sena chief minister. I have left Varsha by state minister Jayant Patil and residence ‘Matoshree’ along with his
MLAs who are camping in Guwa- Bungalow but not the will to fight,” NCP leader Praful Patel. The lead- family.
hati want to “break the party”. As he added. ers are expected to discuss ways to Amid the continuing turf war with-
Eknath Shinde appears to be tight- Targeting Shinde, Thackeray prevent fall of MVA government, Continued at next page... >>

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