Sena vs Sena In Uddhav Thackeray Bag Row

Sena vs Sena In Uddhav Thackeray Bag Row

Maharashtra Assembly Election: Uddhav Thackeray’s bag was checked by a ballot officer.

New Delhi:

A routine test of Uddhav Thackeray’s baggage in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal Monday afternoon – shortly after the ex-Chief Minister arrived to handle a rally earlier than subsequent week’s Assembly election – has triggered a row Tuesday between his Shiva Sena faction and the group led by Eknath Shinde.

Taking up arms for his get together this morning, Thackeray Sena strongman Sanjay Raut demanded to know if baggage belonging to ruling get together bigwigs – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde – have been equally checked after they have been campaigning.

The Shinde Sena hit again swiftly; get together spokesperson Krishna Hegde advised NDTV Mr Raut has a “behavior of constructing wild allegations” and identified Mr Shinde’s baggage had, in actual fact, been checked. This was in Nashik, when the Chief Minister was campaigning for the April-June common election. “Shindeji didn’t make a fuss… did not create an uproar just like the Uddhav Thackeray camp,” Mr Hegde declared.

“I do not know why they’re making a fuss. If you don’t have anything to cover… why protest?”

Earlier Mr Raut advised reporters, “Our baggage, helicopter, personal jet, vehicles… all the things is checked. They search our properties additionally… however we do not have an issue whether it is completed impartially. But, the place Eknath Shinde and (Deputy Chief Ministers) Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis are contesting, Rs 25 crores have already reached…” the Sena (UBT) chief mentioned, alleging that money is being exchanged for votes.

“Our baggage is checked however are the helicopters and vehicles of Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah additionally checked? Are there solely garments of their baggage? Are (election) observers not capable of see the cash distribution happening in Maharashtra?”

A video of the officer caught within the political crossfire over the search of Mr Thackeray’s bag was shared on X by the get together. The 150-second video reveals the official being grilled by Mr Thackeray, who asks him his title after which says, “I will not cease you… you might be following your accountability. I’m following mine.”

“Search… search no matter you wish to search. But did you search baggage of Devendra Fadnavis, Narendra Modi, or Amit Shah?” Mr Thackeray asks, to which the officer says, “No, sir.”

Mr Thackeray then declares to the officer – who says the senior leaders have not but campaigned within the area – to verify he inspects their baggage after they do, and ship him a video of the search.

The officer then briefly checks a brown duffle and a blue icebox.

Later, at a rally within the Wani Assembly seat, Mr Thackeray referred to the incident and suggested allies to first verify the identification of these asking to go looking their baggage, and their pockets too.

The furore over checking of baggage performs out throughout each election, federal or state, with every get together or alliance accusing the opposite of transporting huge quantities of money to purchase votes. The search of Mr Shinde’s baggage in May was reportedly prompted by claims cash was being transported.

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Officials mentioned they discovered “nothing objectionable” in Mr Shinde’s baggage.

Voting for Maharashtra’s 288 Assembly seats will likely be held on November 20, with outcomes due three days later. Mr Thackeray’s Sena group is allied with the Congress and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party in opposition to the BJP and the Sena and NCP factions led by Mr Shinde and Ajit Pawar.

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