Mumbai: It had become official that the alliance of Bharatiya Janata Party with Shiv Sena had been broke over the seat sharing for Maharashtra Assembly elections. After the political divorce, Shiv Sena had slammed BJP for the separation.
In its mouthpiece “Saamna”, Sena said through its editorial that we tried our best to save the alliance for the cause of Maharashtra.
It said, “Our other (Mahayuti) alliance parties wanted the Sena-BJP combine to continue. More than that, it was what the 11 crore people of Maharashtra wanted. Those who trampled these sentiments are enemies of Maharashtra.”
Editorial claimed, “This (breaking of alliance) is an insult to the 105 Marathi martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement.”
Sena said, “It is unfortunate that the Sena-BJP alliance which for the last 25 years was bound by the Hindutva ideology has ended.”
The editorial said, “We made sincere efforts till the end to ensure that the alliance with BJP and other parties of Mahayuti remained intact.”
It said, “It will now be seen what happens next. Whatever goddess Tulja Bhavani proposes will happen. The only expectation is that in all this politics, the mathematics of Maharashtra’s future should not get disturbed.”
“Those who till yesterday were praying in this tent are now offering namaz in the other tent,” it added.
Meanwhile NCP announced its decision to part ways with its 15-year-old ally, the Congress.
Praful Patel, senior NCP leader in Mumbai said, “We have supported the Congress through thick and thin and in the current political scenario, it was but normal for us to ask for equal seats. We are also in favour of a secular government coming to power in Maharashtra, but the Congress kept delaying the process of seat sharing. NCP has opted not to wait any longer and move on as the last date for filing nominations is 27 September.”
The Congress and the NCP have been in power for the last 15 years in Maharashtra. In 2009 assembly elections they fought 174 and 114 seats respectively.
Bureau Report
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