MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday called for avenging the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue due to “corruption” by throwing the MahaYuti out of power in the assembly polls.
In Sindhudurg’s Kankavli town, Thackeray launched an attack against Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing the exodus of industrial projects from Maharashtra to Gujarat and demanding clarity on Shah’s development vision. He promised a ban on the flight of projects from Maharashtra to Gujarat if elected to power.
Thackeray launched a blistering attack on his bete noire and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg BJP MP Narayan Rane and his sons, calling for their defeat in polls.
He reiterated his party’s opposition to the proposed refinery project at Barsu in Konkan, citing ecological concerns.
“Amit Shah has accused me of stalling development projects during my tenure as the chief minister. I stayed flight of projects from Maharashtra to Gujarat. In future I will ban the movement of projects (if voted to power),” Thackeray said.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief framed the polls as a battle between ‘Maharashtra premi (lovers) and Maharashtra-drohi (anti-state)”.