Uddhav bowing before 'trivial people' for Maharashtra CM's post: Union minister

Union minister Prataprao Jadhav has claimed Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray was bowing before trivial people with an eye on the chief ministers post ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections and had abandoned the Senas ideology reported news agency PTIThe Maharashtra assembly elections are due in October this yearLast week former state chief minister Thackeray visited Delhi and met top Congress leadersSome BJP leaders later claimed Thackeray wanted to ensure he would be the chief ministerial candidate of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVAThe Congress Sena UBT and NCP Sharadchandra Pawar are chief constituents of the opposition alliance pitted against the ruling Mahayuti coalition of the BJP Shiv Sena headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCPSpeaking at a felicitation programme in Jalna on Sunday Union minister Jadhav who belongs to the Shindeled Shiv Sena said during the time of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray leaders used to visit his residence Matoshree in Mumbai reported PTIIn contrast Uddhav Thackeray is now seeking approval of trivial people to secure the CMs post he claimedHe falls at the feet of trivial people for the chief ministerial post the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare said reported PTIUddhav Thackeray has become completely secular lacking the qualities of his father Balasaheb Thackeray he further claimedHe has not even one per cent of the qualities of Balasaheb the minister said reported PTIJadhav also criticised Uddhav Thackeray for not condemning the alleged attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh which is facing unrest reported PTIUddhav Thackeray has abandoned Shiv Senas ideology while he calls us traitors he claimed reported PTIAfter a rebellion led by Shinde against the Sena leadership in June 2022 the party split and led to the collapse of the then MVA government headed by Uddhav ThackerayMeanwhile Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday attributed the attack on Uddhav Thackerays convoy by MNS workers to frustration stemming from the absence of condemnation following a similar incident involving himselfOn Saturday evening MNS workers hurled tomatoes and cow dung at Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackerays convoy in Thane a day after some individuals in Beed district threw betel nuts supari at Raj Thackerays motorcadeAuthorities had detained over 40 MNS workers in connection with the attack on Uddhavs convoy and subsequently allowed them to go Later police registered two FIRs naming 54 MNS workers said an official on SundayWith inputs from PTI