Mumbai, 20/6 (AO Bureau): Shiv Sena MLA and spokesperson Pratap Sarnaik has written to party president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, asking him to join hands with the BJP in view of the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Thane Municipal (TMC) elections. “The Shiv Sena should join hands with the BJP in the upcoming municipal elections to be held in 10 cities including Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nagpur,” the MLA said in his letter.
In the letter, Sarnaik has underlined that while the Shiv Sena formed the government with the help of the Congress and the NCP, it has helped only the Congress and the NCP. Sarnaik has reportedly alleged that the NCP and Congress are trying to induct Shiv Sena leaders and workers into their party, as a result of which the party is weakening.
Shiv Sena MP Pratap Sarnaik wrote in a letter to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, ‘NCP and Congress want their Chief Minister in the state. Congress wants to contest elections alone and NCP is trying to break leaders from Shiv Sena. It seems that the support of the Center is coming from behind the scenes, there is no central agency behind the NCP leaders.
At the same time, Sanjay Raut, reacting to the letter of Shiv Sena MLA, said, ‘An MLA has written a letter to the Chief Minister. What should I say about this? However, if the letter is true, they have raised a very important issue that the MLAs of Maha Vikas Aghadi are being harassed.