Ajit objecting to 'batenge' remark shows there is no unity in Mahayuti: Uddhav

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that Nationalist Congress Party NCP chief Ajit Pawars disapproval of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanaths batenge to katenge remark shows there was no unity in the ruling Mahayuti alliance reported the PTICM Yogi Adityanath has been raising batenge to katenge slogan at his election rallies in state ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024Talking about it BJP ally and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the people of the state do not appreciate such remarks and that the people of the state have always strived to maintain communal harmonyAddressing a poll rally in Maharashtras Buldhana Uddhav Thackeray said Ajit Pawars disapproval of Yogis remark shows there is no unity in the ruling Mahayuti alliance In this scenario Maharashtra does not need to learn any lesson from the UP chief ministerThe ruling Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP Shindeled Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawars NCPUddhav Thackeray took a dig at the BJP stating that it has to bring leaders from outside the state to campaign ahead of the Maharashtra pollsThe Maharashtra assembly election 2024 is a contest between those who love Maharashtra and those who betray it he said dubbing the Mahayuti allies as betrayers of the stateThe Mahayuti government is the most corrupt in Maharashtras history They indulged in corruption in building the statue of Shivaji Maharaj Work done with inauspicious hands does not see any success and the statue collapsed Uddhav Thackeray saidThe statue of Shivaji Maharaj was unveiled last year by Prime Minister Narendra ModiUddhav Thackeray also announced that if the MVA is voted to power in the state its government will build the temples of Shivaji Maharaj in every districtThe temples will highlight the teachings of Shivaji Maharaj on how to govern and respect women the former chief minister said adding that he will also build the Maratha warrior kings temple at Surat in GujaratDeputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cannot tolerate Shivaji Maharaj ki jai slogan He Fadnavis said you build a temple in Mumbra a Muslim dominated locality in Thane first Do you find it difficult to build Chhatrapati Shivajis temple in the home district of CM Shinde They think Shivaji Maharaj is a votegetting machine Uddhav Thackeray alleged as per the PTIThe former Maharashtra chief minister asked how Ajit Pawar sits next to Devendra Fadnavis whose party had arrested NCP leader Nawab Malik and linked him to terrorist Dawood IbrahimNawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in 2022 in a money laundering case He was later released on bail He is also the NCP candidate from Mankhurd ShivajinagarUddhav Thackeray also accused the BJP of launching an attack on his party with the help of dacoits apparently referring to the MLAs who rebelled against his party and sided with CM Eknath ShindeThe Shiv Sena stood with the BJP in its tough times Had Shiv Sena not been there Modi would not have been the prime minister and Fadnavis would not have been the CM he saidVidarbha gave maximum MPs to the BJP from 2014 and 2019 But how many people from Vidarbha got jobs in the last 10 years Thackeray askedHe claimed that the wind was blowing in favour of the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtrawith PTI inputs