Uddhav defys PM Modi, BJP to carry-off Savarkar’s dream of ‘Akhand Bharat’
Uddhav Thackeray, former Maha CM amid addressing the first rally of Maha Vikas Aghadi in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, formerly Aurangabad, days following communal violence
on Sunday defied PM Modi and BJP to carry-off late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar’s dream of “akhand Bharat” and belittled PM Modi over the issue of his educational degrees.
Uddhav trained guns at Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the ‘Savarkar Gaurav yatra’, attributing that the sacred saffron (flag) doesn’t look good in their hands. “Savarkar faced rigorous imprisonment and hardships for the Independence of the country and not to make Modi the prime minister. Uddhav further asked Will you fulfil Savarkar’s dream of ‘akhand Bharat’?”
Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar alongside his counterparts Balasaheb Thorat and Ashok Chavan from Congress also spoke on the occasion. The MVA comprises Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasahedb Thackeray) NCP, and Congress.
He further added that the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena should follow the ideals of Savarkar and Sardar Patel. Some time back, Amit Shah had asked BJP in Maharashtra to show Uddhav Thackeray his place. This is my place. But when will you show us the place in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)?” he asked. Thackeray further dubbed BJP the “Bhrasht” (corrupt) party. “Calling it Bharatiya Janata Party is an insult to the people of India. They attack Opposition leaders with corruption charges and induct them into their party. Hence all corrupt leaders are now in the BJP Uddhav concluded.
He also took a jibe at PM Modi over his remarks that some people were determined to blemish his image and they have given a “supari” (contract) for this purpose. “Who is doing that (tarnishing the image)? Opposition leaders are being questioned by Central probe agencies and they are called corrupt. The BJP wants to finish off all political parties except their party. They feel nobody should ask them any questions. This is a threat to democracy and we are moving towards dictatorship”, Thackeray said.
He also took a dig at the prime minister over the issue of his educational degrees, days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was fined Rs 25,000 by the high court for seeking details of the PM’s degree.
He recalled any college will be proud if one of its students has become the prime minister of the country. When I became the chief minister and NCP’s Jayant Patil a minister in my government, both of us were felicitated by our alma mater Balmohan Vidyamandir in Mumbai because they felt it was a proud moment for the institution
News input KV Raman
