Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of “bowing” before Delhi, and said the coming assembly elections are a fight against those who “hate” the state.
Speaking at a party workers’ gathering in Thane city, Shinde’s bastion, he also accused the state government of “bribing” voters with the announcement of its flagship scheme Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana months ahead of the elections, due in October.
Women should take benefit of the scheme as it is their own money, but should not compromise on self-respect, the former chief minister added.
“They are bowing before Delhi,” Thackeray said, attacking Shinde who heads the rival Shiv Sena, adding that the Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray’s struggle was about refusing to bow before Delhi.
“The state assembly fight will be with the ones who hate Maharashtra,” Thackeray added.
Earlier, as Thackeray arrived for the event at the Gadkari Rangayatan auditorium here, workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a protest and threw tomatoes and cow dung at his convoy. Police detained some MNS workers.
