Thackeray is helpless, hence attending meeting called by Sonia Gandhi: Rane

Union minister Narayan Rane on Friday targeted Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray saying that he was attending a meeting called by Congress president Sonia Gandhi due to his helplessnessSpeaking to reporters here Rane said If Balasaheb Thackeray was alive today he would not have compromised with his Hindutva ideology But Uddhav Thackeray is helpless as he is attending the meeting called by Congress leader Sonia GandhiThe Shiv Sena had earlier said that Uddhav Thackeray will take part in the virtual interaction to be held by Sonia Gandhi with the leaders of various opposition parties on FridayRane downplayed the incident in which Shiv Sena workers sanitised the memorial of party founder late Bal Thackeray at Shivaji Park in Mumbai after his visit to that place on ThursdayAlso ReadMaharashtra Uddhav Thackeray Ajit Pawar pay tribute to Rajiv GandhiIt is my outlook to bow before whoever I want I visited other memorials as well and it was part of my dialogue with the people after I have been inducted into the Union cabinet the BJP leader saidThe Thackeray memorial is surrounded by mud If Sena workers are so keen on sanitising it then they should first keep it in a better condition It should be on par with an international standard memorial But its condition resembles the situation of Mumbai under the 32yearlong rule of the Shiv SenaIt is time to get rid of Sena he saidRane added that the BJP would transform Mumbai into a truly international standard cityIf Sena workers are acting out of some revenge they will be rejected by the people of the state The attitude of Sena workers is sad the former Maharashtra chief minister saidHe also said that police cases being filed against BJP workers for alleged violation of Covid19 norms would not deter him from continuing his Jan Ashirwad YatraThis government has miserably failed in controlling the coronavirus situation in the state There was a shortage of medicines doctors and medical staff The Sena could not even buy enough doses of vaccine for Mumbaikars because they were demanding 12 per cent commission from one supplier who had responded to the tender floated by the BMC Rane alleged and added I can produce that person before you at the right timeThis 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