‘No hindrance from our aspect to Shiv Sena rebels in the event that they tie up with BJP’, says Sanjay Raut as saffron celebration claims assist of 170 MLAs

By PTI

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on Thursday stated the rebels have chosen their method and there could be no hindrance from the celebration within the path of the dissidents to affiliate with the BJP, and the Sena will play the function of constructive opposition to the brand new authorities.

Talking to reporters a day after Sena president Uddhav Thackeray resigned because the state chief minister following a rise up that rocked his authorities, Raut additionally stated the dissident leaders will “regret” their choice to half methods with the Shiv Sena.

Raut stated he will even go to the Enforcement Directorate’s workplace on Friday in response to the summons issued to him by the company, and clear his place.

“You (rebel leaders) will regret this. Eknath Shinde (the leader of the rebel MLAs) was a staunch Shiv Sainik and worked for the party for many years. Be it (MLAs) Gulabrao Patil, Sandipan Bhumre and many (who are in the Shinde camp) who worked for the party and struggled for it, they have chosen their path.”

“We will not create any impediment in their path. They can have their association (with the BJP). We will do our work. Now our paths are different. We will work as a constructive opposition,” he stated.

Without taking BJP’s title, Raut stated he’s nicely conscious of these accountable for pressuring the Sena legislators, which led to the rise up within the celebration.

He stated everybody had a way of belief within the Uddhav Thackeray-led authorities, particularly individuals of faiths.

Be it NCP chief Sharad Pawar or Congress president Sonia Gandhi, all people trusted Uddhav Thackeray, he stated.

“But efforts were on to bring down the government from day one and we were aware of this, the way they (the BJP) brought different kinds of pressure through different means, like central agencies,” Raut stated.

The Sena rebels have blamed Raut for his visceral statements for widening the hole between them and the management.

Responding to this, Raut stated, “If I am responsible for making Shiv Sainik a minister then I own it.”

He stated the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was a “fight for self-respect” and fulfilment of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray’s dream to make a Shiv Sainik a chief minister.

Will the insurgent MLAs make Shiv Sainik the chief minister, Raut requested.

The rebels have cited affiliation with the Congress and NCP being the principle motive for rebelling in opposition to the celebration.

Raut stated lots of the insurgent MLAs who’re giving this pretext had been earlier with the NCP.

Many of those MLAs joined the Shiv Sena to change into ministers, he stated.

Raut asserted that his celebration will work with new vigour.

“The Shiv Sena is not born for power, but power is born for the Shiv Sena,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP chief Girish Mahajan on Thursday claimed that his celebration has the assist of 170 MLAs, method above the 145 majority mark within the 288-member House that’s essential to type a authorities within the state.

The BJP is ready to return to energy within the state with the assist of insurgent Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde after chief minister Uddhav Thackeray tendered his resignation on Wednesday night time, resulting in the collapse of the 31-month-long three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities.

Speaking to reporters right here, former minister Mahajan stated, “We have a support of 170 MLAs. We can comfortably face a floor test whenever we are asked to prove majority.”

The BJP’s energy within the House is 106, and it claims to have the assist of no less than 13 legislators.

Meanwhile, sources stated that Eknath Shinde will attain Mumbai from Goa this afternoon to carry talks about authorities formation with BJP leaders.

Shinde had landed in Goa from Guwahati on Wednesday night time with a bunch of fifty MLAs, of whom 39 are Sena dissidents, whereas others are impartial legislators and people from small events.

It isn’t but clear if the Shinde-led group will merge with any celebration.

Shinde Wednesday night time reiterated that they’re Shiv Sainiks and can stay in Shiv Sena.