Maharashtra: Supporters of Shinde and Thackeray factions conflict in Thane, FIR lodged
2 min readSupporters of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and supporters of former CM Uddhav Thackeray clashed with one another in a brawl in Thane. The altercation happened on the night time of November 14 and 15. An FIR has been filed in opposition to each side after allegations had been made by every occasion.
Following the brawl, followers from each side rushed to Thane’s Shri Nagar police station to file complaints in opposition to one another. A lot of individuals allegedly attacked supporters of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde exterior the police station, prompting police to make use of lathi cost to scatter them.
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Videos from the altercation between the 2 factions are making the rounds on social media. The footage exhibits law enforcement officials attempting to manage the group amidst the commotion, afterward, folks may be seen scrambling to keep away from being hit by the police lathicharge.
Notably, this occurred days after Gajanan Kirtikar, a senior member of the Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav, joined the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena within the presence of Chief Minister Shinde.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities fell after Eknath Shinde and 39 different Sena MLAs defected in opposition to the occasion management in June this 12 months. Shinde was sworn in as CM on June 30, with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy. The Election Commission of India handed the Eknath Shinde aspect two swords and a defend signal months after the break up, whereas the Uddhav Thackeray group acquired Mashaal as their electoral image.
Shinde had defied Uddhav Thackeray for establishing an “unnatural alliance” with Congress and the NCP. Thackeray was pressured to resign as Chief Minister of Maharashtra when greater than 40 of the Shiv Sena’s 55 MLAs backed Shinde. Shinde, additionally acquired help from 12 of the Shiv Sena’s 18 Lok Sabha members.
