Sena vs Sena: Both factions to hold Dussehra rallies in Mumbai today

Shiv Sena UBT faction led by Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Senaled by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will hold separate Dussehra rallies in the state on Saturday aiming to show their strength just before the assembly polls in the state reported news agency ANIThe Shiv Sena UBT rally will be held at Shivaji Park while the Ekanth Shinde factions rally will be held at Azad MaidanShiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said It has been a tradition for more than 50 years only 2 Dussehra rallies are famous Shiv Senas Dussehra rally which was started by Balasaheb Thackery and the other one is of RSS Dussehra rally in Nagpur Now the duplicate Shiv Sena in Maharashtra the Sena of Modi and Shah is also organising the Dussehra rally in the name of Shiv Sena many other organisations also do rallies but the importance of the rally that is organised in Shivaji Park has always been more in the country and state reported ANIToday our rally will be held After Balasaheb Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray is leading the party and he will address the rally Bow and arrow has always been our symbol but ModiShah through theft gave it to dishonest and duplicate people but it doesnt change anything Bow and arrow will always be in our hearts but our symbol is Mashal flame now This Mashal induces fire but also gives light Raut added reported ANIShiv Sena UBT spokesperson Anand Dubey termed Chief Minister Eknath Shindeled faction as a duplicate and said that Uddhav Thackeray has worked for the honour of Maharashtra while others have backstabbed and have been the servitors of DelhiDubey said Today two Dussehra rallies are taking place in Mumbai one of the real Shiv Sena and the other of the duplicate Shiv Sena The real Shiv Sena is taking place at Shivtirth like every year Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray cant be compared to any other Shiv Sainik or any other duplicate Shiv Sainik Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has worked for the honour and character of Maharashtra Others have backstabbed Maharashtra and have been the servitors of Delhi reported ANIIn a month or two the duplicate Shiv Sena will not be seen anywhere There will be just one Shiv Sena Dubey addedShiv Sena Eknath Shinde faction leader Sanjay Nirupam targeted Uddhav Thackeray and said that he has sidelined Hindutva after allying with CongressShiv Sena rally has a historical context When Balasaheb used to address the Dussehra rally he used to give his views on Hindutva to the Shiv Sainiks There were strong comments especially on the Congresss policy of appeasement and the communal approach they followed in the name of secularism Today Uddhav Thackeray has formed an alliance with Congress and has sidelined Hindutva So he will not be able to speak much on Hindutva in his rally because it will disturb his Muslim votes he said reported ANIIn the true sense the thoughts of Balasaheb Thackeray will be expressed in Azad Maidan which will be addressed by Eknath Shinde Along with that there will be his sharp comments on the bad things that Congress has spread in the country Nirupam added reported ANIAnother Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande said Lakhs of people will come The rally will be held at Azad Maidan To hear the ideas of Balasaheb Thackeray Shiv Sainiks used to come here from across the countryShiv Sena had deviated from its path and Eknath Shinde is bringing it back to its path All his supporters Hindutva supporters will be there in large numbers reported ANIUddhav Thackeray on October 8 slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing it of attempting to change the constitution and creating a fight in the whole countryThe government sitting in Delhi was going to change the constitution but they could not do so The results that have come in Haryana and Kashmir today the people of every state take their own decisions There was never a fight between Gujarati and Marathi The two thugs sitting in Delhi have created a fight in the whole country Thackeray said reported ANIReferring to the recent Lok Sabha election results Thackeray said We are proud that Maharashtra has brought them to their knees in the Lok SabhaHe further asserted that Shiv Sena still stand with Hindutva but not with BJPMy grandfather fought against the wrong Hindutva of that time Babasaheb also said this I left BJP but that does not mean that we have left Hindutva he said reported ANIThe 288 seats Maharashtra Assembly will go to polls later this year The Election Commission of India has yet to announce the poll datesThe upcoming Maharashtra election will see a contest between the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition comprising the Shiv Sena UBT NCP Sharad Pawar faction and Congress and the Mahayuti Alliance which includes the BJP Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde faction and NCP Ajit Pawar factionWith inputs from ANI