Maharashtra polls: Amit Shah has failed to understand state, says Sanjay Raut

Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah who asked Uddhav Thackerayled party to make Congress say good words about Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar has failed to understand Maharashtra reported the PTIAmit Shah on Sunday that Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray was siding with Congress whose leaders have insulted Balasaheb Thackeray and Veer SavarkarThe opposition Maha Vikas Aghadis poll promises are an insult to ideology and promote appeasement said Shah after unveiling the BJPs manifesto for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly election 2024Talking to reporters Sanjay Raut said Amit Shah hasnt understood Maharashtra He should first speak about the insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as a statue the government erected and Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled collapsed in eight months according to the PTIThis isnt the first time the BJP has taken a dig at the MVA over Congresss stand on SavarkarPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dared Congress allies in Maharashtra to get party MP Rahul Gandhi to speak for 15 minutes in praise of Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar and Shiv Sena founder Bal ThackerayWithout naming Shiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray or any other Maha Vikas Aghadi allies PM Modi had said I want to dare Congress allies to make the Congress yuvraj Rahul Gandhi speak 15 minutes in praise of Savarkar and his sacrifices for the country Similarly the yuvraj should also be made to speak in praise of Balasaheb Thackeray as per the PTIMeanwhile Amit Shah on Sunday said the MVA was indulging in appeasement politics at the cost of Maharashtras social fabricAddressing rallies in Raver assembly constituency in Jalgaon and Malkapur seat in Buldhana Shah pointed out to a recent memorandum submitted by the Ulema Association to the opposition Congress seeking 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the Muslim community the news agency reported on SundayThe demand for 10 per cent quota for the Muslim community would eat into the benefits of Dalits tribals and Other Backward Classes since there is a 50 per cent cap on quota and any increase will come at the cost of existing ones he told the gatheringMaha Vikas Aghadi leaders lust for power has blinded them to longterm consequences of their actions on marginalised communities The BJP is firmly committed to welfare of all communities but is strictly against any form of reservations for Muslims As long as there is even one BJP MP or MLA we will oppose religionbased reservation This is our commitment he asserted as per the PTIThe MVA parties have compromised the countrys safety due to their appeasement politics They are undermining national security for the sake of votes he addedwith PTI inputs