Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that after Eknath Shinde turned into a minister in MVA authorities, he made desperate attempts to force Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray to join hands with BJP.
“Eknath Shinde had met Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray. He changed into crying at that time and was desperately urging my father to join palms with the BJP,” Aaditya Thackeray said in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Tuesday wherein he had come for submitting the nomination papers of Sena candidate Sanjog Waghere.
Aaditya Thackeray said Eknath Shinde was threatened by means of Modi government to join fingers with BJP or face arrest. “He became told to both be a part of us or visit jail by means of the Modi authorities. This become after coins turned into observed in his godown…And after that he had come pleading to Uddhav Thackeray to enroll in hands with the BJP,” he stated.
Eknath Shinde had staged a rise up on June 21, 2022 and eventually by means of the end of the month, he had become the leader minister with the guide of 40 MLAs who had walked out of the Uddhav Sena.
Aaditya Thackeray claimed, “On May 20, 2022, Eknath Shinde had come to ‘Varsha’ bungalow. This was after the Income Tax branch had seized his coins godown. Eknath Shinde was given the offer of both becoming a member of fingers with BJP or visit prison. Scratching his beard, Eknath Shinde commenced crying. Even as he was crying, he advised Uddhav Thackeray that he was being threatened…He said this was now not the age to visit prison. What should I do? He advised Uddhav Thackeray that let us join hands with BJP, in any other case they’ll put me in jail.”
Aaditya said BJP resorts to lies and blatant lies.
Aaditya Thackeray’s announcement got here hours after Sanjay Raut made a comment on comparable traces in Mumbai. Raut stated Modi authorities had threatened Shinde with arrest if he did not break up the Sena.
Raut alleged on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government had planned to arrest Chief Minister Eknath Shinde returned when he turned into a minister in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities.
“The Modi government had deliberate to arrest Eknath Shinde. The leader minister must be requested whether or not that is actual or not,” said Raut.
Asked approximately the case in which Shinde turned into purportedly intended to be arrested, the MP alleged, “He had dedicated several irregularities… He become involved in money laundering.”
According to Raut, Shinde become advised that movement would be initiated towards him if he did no longer element ways with the MVA along with several MLAs.
“They asked him to split the Sena or face arrest,” he said.
Raut said, “The Chief Minister is announcing that Uddhav Thackeray had deliberate to arrest Devendra Fadnavis, Ashish Shelar, Pravin Darekar…How did this notion occur to Shinde’s mind? Because these human beings had achieved some thing wrong…Why could all and sundry be arrested if there was no tremendous ground?”
Raut alleged that Devendra Fadnavis become involved in cellphone tapping. “It is a serious crime beneath Indian Telegraph Act and Indian Evidence Act. The investigation on this be counted changed into underway.