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Sanjay Raut jailed, Anil Parab under ED radar, many others now rebels, Sena chooses path of least aggression
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HomePolitical PulseSena 'defanged'? Amit Shah's attack on Thackerays, and the loud silence
Sena ‘defanged’? Amit Shah’s attack on Thackerays, and the loud silence
Sanjay Raut jailed, Anil Parab under ED radar, many others now rebels, Sena chooses path of least aggression
Written by Vallabh Ozarkar
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Mumbai | September 9, 2022 7:13:07 pm
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde welcomes Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis at government residence 'Varsha Bungalow' during Ganpati Darshan. (Express Photo)ONCE upon a time, an attack of the kind by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the Thackerays would have brought the Shiv Sena on the roads. However, Shah’s blistering statements accusing Uddhav Thackeray of “betrayal” and exhortations to BJP workers to ensure that his Sena is “shown its place”, while on a visit to the Thackeray backyard of Mumbai earlier this week, saw only a muted rebuttal by the party.
Sena leaders admit a vacuum in the party, left by the absence of leaders who could earlier be counted on to take on the BJP. While one of the foremost, Sanjay Raut, is in jail, the party has lost many senior leaders to the Eknath Shinde faction, while other leaders facing charges are now proceeding with caution.
They include MLC Anil Parab, who is currently under the radar of the Enforcement Directorate, and MLAs like Gulabrao Patil, Dilip Lande, Prakash Surve, Sada Sarvankar and senior leaders like Ramdas Kadam who have switched sides to Shinde, apart from Shinde himself.
A Sena leader admitted that many Shiv Sainiks are under pressure from the BJP and Shinde camp, and do not wish to spoil relations with both.
Even the Thackerays were uncharacteristically muted. Speaking to the media on Shah’s statement, Aaditya Thackeray said, “I don’t want to say anything on it. But the real conspiracy or betrayal which was planned (by the BJP) is in front of everyone. Instead of asking me about Shah’s statements, people should ask those 40 traitors what they have to say.”
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