Sanjay Raut 'blue-eyed boy' of NCP, set to finish off Shiv Sena: Deepak Kesarkar

Dubbing Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut a blueeyed boy of the NCP rebel Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar on Monday said when the Shiv SenaBJP government formation in Maharashtra was a mere formality in 2019 he became active with the blessings of a strong NCP leader and that he is set off to finish the saffron partyIn an open letter Kesarkar said those who get elected because of legislators are now abusing them every day an apparent reference to Sanjay Raut We are called pigs much disturbing abuse is coming our way so much so that our dead bodies are now awaited he saidKesarkar the threeterm legislator from Sindhdurg in Maharashtra also asked Thackeray to reconsider his view and ally with the BJP He claimed the NCP and Congress are enjoying power at the cost of the Shiv Sena and simultaneously making efforts to finish the very foundation of the partyKesarkar said the Sena MLAs had fiercely opposed allying with those who have opposed Hindutva against whom late Sena chief Bal Thackeray spent his life fighting those who tried to jail him and those who have repeatedly insulted Veer Savarkar not once but again and again which continued under the Maha Vikas Aghadi government tooHowever we followed the path told by our party leader he saidAlso Read Mumbai Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders meet Uddhav Thackeray at MatoshreeTalking about 2019 when the Shiv Sena and the BJP were expected to form a government in the state for a second term Kesarkar said Sanjay Raut became active with the blessings of a strong NCP leader The mandate was for the SenaBJP alliance We overlooked Maharashtra and peoples mandate by forming an unnatural alliance with the BJPThe Sena later severed ties with the BJP over the post of the chief minister and joined hands with the NCP and Congress to form a tripartite MVA governmentA large part of the letter mainly dealt with attacking RautIt is unfortunate that Sanjay Raut who hasnt been elected by the people is set off to finish our party Kesarkar said He alleged that Sena is being run on Rauts advice and that too at the cost of isolating people like him Kesarkar who get elected multiple timesThe NCP fires the gun from Rauts shoulders and who does the bullet hit Not enemies of our party but loyalists like us This is not acceptable to us he saidIf on the advice of Sanjay Raut the whole party is going to bow on NCPs feet then what is left of the Shiv Sena Should we let go of our selfesteem to please Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi Kesarkar askedIn a video by another rebel leader Shambhuraj Desai who was the Minister of State incharge of the home department and other four departments before Thackeray divested him and other rebel MLAs of the portfolios said the MoS were for namesake with no powersDesai said all MLAs or party workers thought that their requests will be taken care of by the ministers of stateBut the ministers of state can only recommend the works of MLAs and others to cabinet ministers This was the only work for ministers of state he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever