Uddhav Thackeray put no precondition for rapprochement: Shiv Sena (UBT)

Amid a buzz on the potential reconciliation between cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray the Shiv Sena UBT on Sunday said no alliance has been declared or any precondition is put by Uddhav Thackeray while an MNS leader dismissed prospects of electoral tieup as a distant step reported news agency PTIFor its part the Shiv Sena headed by Eknath Shinde shrugged off the talks of any truce between the two warring cousins terming their respective parties Shiv Sena UBT and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS politically irrelevant in MaharashtraRaj and Uddhav have sparked speculation about a possible reconciliation with statements indicating they could ignore trivial issues and join hands nearly two decades after a bitter parting of waysWhile Raj Thackeray said uniting in the interests of Marathi manoos was not difficult former CM Uddhav Thackeray said he was ready to put aside trivial fights provided those working against Maharashtras interests were not entertained reported PTIOn Sunday Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut said there has been no announcement of an alliance between his party and the MNS but claimed emotional talks between the two are going onTalking to reporters Raut also said Uddhav Thackeray has not set a precondition for rapprochement with his cousin Raj ThackerayThere is no announcement of an alliance Currently emotional talks are going on They Raj and Uddhav meet at family events They are brothers the Rajya Sabha member added reported PTIRaut said Uddhav Thackeray has not put a precondition for rapprochement He has only asked to prioritise the interest and not to break bread with the enemies of MaharashtraAnyone with them BJP is the enemy of Maharashtra Raut further claimedNotably Uddhavs assertion has been seen as a veiled reference to the MNS chief recently hosting Deputy CM Eknath Shinde at his residence reported PTIWithout naming his cousin Uddhav Thackeray had said nothing should be done to help the thieves an apparent reference to the BJP and Shindeled Sena reported PTIMNS Mumbai president and party spokesperson Sandeep Deshpande however said people were reading too much into the remarks made by Raj ThackerayHe said the election tieup is a distant step and the Sena UBT must back the MNS in its agitation for Marathi language and peopleDeshpande said Everyone feels the two brothers should come together but how If you are not going to back us on the issue of Marathi how will things go forwardRaj sahebs interview should be seen with a holistic view His stand was that all Marathi people should come together for the interest of Maharashtra and Marathi manoos That was his stand You are reading too much into it he said in response to a question reported PTIMeanwhile in a rare public outburst Shinde lost his cool and brushed away the mike when a mediaperson sought his reaction on the speculation of reconciliation between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray and asked the reporter to instead talk about the governments workTalk about work Shinde said tersely reported PTIReacting to the episode Raut said it is obvious that Shinde would get angryHe also targeted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis suggesting that the BJP doesnt want it the allianceA day earlier Fadnavis had said If they come together we are happy Estranged people should come together and if their disputes end it is a good thingI feel the media is reading too much between the lines so it is better to wait for some time reported PTIMeanwhile Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Sunday said the people of Maharashtra have decisively rejected Shiv Sena UBT and MNS after realising that these parties are only interested in selfish agendas for power which they concealed under the facade of commitment to the stateNirupam accused the Uddhav Thackerayled Sena UBT of straying from the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray amid the buzz around Uddhav and Raj Thackeray ready to mend fencesThe people of Maharashtra have decisively rejected both UBT Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and MNS Maharashtra Navnirman Sena These parties pretend to stand for Maharashtra but in reality they are only chasing power and selfinterests Politically they are irrelevant Nirupam said while addressing a press conference reported PTIThe Shiv Sena leader discounted possible Sena UBTMNS reconciliation questioning the political relevance of both partiesThe MNS couldnt win a single seat in the last assembly elections Politically both UBT and MNS are bankrupt And when you add zero to zero the result is still zero Even in business two lossmaking entities dont make a profitable one he addedWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params