Nagpur:
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party will contest the upcoming elections only for the various local bodies. Speaking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP said the alliances of INDIA bloc and Maha Vikas Aghadi were for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
“In an alliance, employees of individual parties do not get opportunities, and that hinders the growth of the organization. We will contest elections to Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur and other municipal corporations, zilla parishads and panchayats on our strength,” he said.
He said party chief Uddhav Thackeray was directing the party to move forward alone.
Raut lashed out at Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar for indulging in a blame game over the MVA's defeat in the state Assembly and said those who do not believe in consensus and compromise have no right to be part of an alliance.
He further alleged that the INDIA bloc has not held any meeting after the Lok Sabha elections.
“We were not even able to appoint a chairman for the INDIA bloc. That's not good. As the largest party of the alliance, it was the responsibility of the Congress to call a meeting,” the Sena (UBT) leader said.
Reacting to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's comment that he has never mentioned farm loan waivers in his speeches, Raut said, “Even if he has not talked about it. Farm loan waiver and Rs 2,100 for beneficiaries of Laadki Bahin are mentioned in the BJP poll. manifesto. These two promises must be fulfilled. He is the Finance Minister in the BJP government, and he will have to do it. When asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments during his first podcast that he is human and can make mistakes, Raut said, “He (Modi) is god. I don't consider him as a human being. God is god. If anyone tells him explains an incarnation of god, how can he be a human? He is the 13th avatar of Vishnu. If someone who is considered god says he is a human, something is wrong.
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