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MumbaiShiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday challenged the BJP to defeat his party in the upcoming Mumbai civic polls and said the Shiv Sena’s ties with Mumbai remain unbroken.
He also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “lying” about the Rs 1.54 lakh crore Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor project, which has been shifted to Gujarat. Addressing party workers in Goregaon suburb, Thackeray said the central government is giving huge impetus after the project was shifted to the BJP-ruled state.
Taunt on Amit Shah
He said, “Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asked his party to show Shiv Sena its place in the Mumbai civic polls. I challenge you to try it. The Shiv Sena’s relationship with the city is unbroken and the party is deeply involved in the daily life of ordinary Mumbaikars. Whenever there is a need, we run to their help.”
Proud of my family who participated in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement
Thackeray asked the BJP, a former ally of Shiv Sena, to tell people about its contribution in building the metropolis. Hitting out at the BJP for targeting him for dynasty politics, Thackeray said, “I am proud of my family who participated in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement.”
If saving lives is corruption then we did it
“If saving lives is corruption, we have done it,” Thackeray said, pointing to the BJP’s allegations of corruption during the Covid pandemic in the Shiv Sena-led government in the state.
