two days after he known as off his proposed Ayodhya go toMaharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that he was pressured to take the choice in view of a “trap” that was being laid for him and his employees forward of the election season in Maharashtra.
“Those who were rattled by my announcement to visit Ayodhya were planning to lay down a trap…,” the MNS chief mentioned whereas addressing a morning rally on the overflowing Ganesh Kala Kridha Manch in Pune metropolis. Elections to 14 municipal firms, 25 district parishads and scores of gram panchayats are overdue in Maharashtra.
“When I tweeted that my Ayodhya go to has been placed on maintain for now, many didn’t prefer it, took some potshots. I allowed some folks to maintain speaking about it for 2 days after which I had determined to make clear my stand to Maharashtra and the nation,” he mentioned.
Setting the file straight, Raj Thackeray mentioned, “The day I had made the announcement regarding pulling down loudspeakers from mosques, I had also announced that I would be visiting Ayodhya. After that, a lot happened. It was said that I would not be allowed to enter Ayodhya. I was watching all this… I was getting information from Mumbai, Delhi and even from Uttar Pradesh… People were telling me what exactly is happening. Then I realized this was a trap… I should not get trapped… It all started in Maharashtra, all this had a Maharashtra connection.”
Recalling the razing of the Babri Masjid, the MNS chief mentioned, “After kar sevaks from across the country who went to Ayodhya were killed, I had seen the visuals of their bodies floating in Sharayu river on Doordarshan. I wanted to go to Ayodhya not only to have darshan of Ram Janmabhoomi, but I also wanted to visit the place where the kar sevaks were killed and have darshan.”
Raj mentioned if he had determined to nonetheless go to Ayodhya, then MNS employees and plenty of Hindus would have adopted him. “If something had occurred, our boys would have retaliated. Then, they’d have slapped circumstances on our employees and leaders who would have been put in jail. They would have been caught in authorized tangles. All this is able to have occurred proper on the time of the elections within the state…All this was a entice. I did not need to lose my boys on the time of the election, I did not need to lose my power…I used to be prepared for the abuses, I used to be able to face the criticism, that is why I canceled the Ayodhya go to for now , he mentioned.
Buttressing his declare, Raj mentioned, “One MP (Brij Bhushan Singh) gets up and challenges the Chief Minister (of UP). Is it possible? There are many shades to this….” Singh had threatened to cease Raj Thackeray’s entry to Ayodhya if he didn’t apologise for the assault on north Indians in Mumbai in 2008.
The MNS chief mentioned he was requested to apologise for what occurred 14 years in the past. “You are waking up now… after 14 years? You are setting a bad precedent. If I have to apologise, then who will apologise for the 2017 incident that took place in Gujarat. Thousands of north Indians from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were asked to leave Gujarat after a rape incident there. They all came to Mumbai and then went back to their homes. Who will say sorry for this,” he asked, urging the crowd to understand the politics behind all this. “Those who have been rattled by my stand on loudspeakers and Hindutva are doing all this,” he harassed.
Referring to Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, he mentioned, “They decided to hold Hanuman Chalisa in front of Matoshree… Is Matoshree a mosque?… rules.”
Raj mentioned Shiv Sainiks and their office-bearers ought to strive to determine what is occurring. “After holding sermons on Hindutva in Mumbai, they go to Ladakh and have food together and take pictures… All this is drama,” he mentioned. He was referring to Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut who met the Ranas throughout a scheduled go to to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. Raut and Navneet Rana had been a part of the Parliamentary Standing Committees despatched to evaluation the working of presidency departments.
Attacking Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the MNS chief mentioned, “What kind of childish behavior is this? My Hindutva is real and yours is fake… It is like saying, tumhari kameez hamari kameez se safed kaise… (How come your shirt is brighter than mine)? Is Hindutva a washing powder? Hindus want results, which we are giving them. We are Marathi manoos, we believe in results.”
Hitting again on the Chief Minister’s that he has left all his agitations mid-way, Raj Thackeray mentioned he had carried all his agitations to their logical conclusion. “The current loudspeaker agitation has achieved 92-94 per cent success. The agitation for demanding closure of toll nakas has seen 64-70 of them being shut down in the state. We succeeded in stopping the loot of people. After our agitation against Pakistani artistes in Bollywood, they were thrown out of the country. Even when our police personnel were thrashed by Muslims who came from outside during the Raza Academy agitation in Mumbai, it was the MNS who came to their rescue.”
He requested the Chief Minister,” Are you facing even a single case relating to an agitation?… He doesn’t want to take any stand.”
Regarding renaming Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar, Raj Thackeray mentioned, “The Chief Minister says, the renaming has already taken place… Who are you? Are you Vallabhai Pant or Mahatma Gandhi…” He mentioned the actual points are being side-tracked. “Places like Aurangabad and Jalna don’t get water for 10 days, but these topics are never discussed,” he identified.
The MNS chief urged the Prime Minister to herald frequent civil code and inhabitants management regulation, apart from renaming Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar.
Slamming NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Raj Thackeray went on so as to add, “Sharad Pawar probably thinks Aurangzeb was a Sufi saint; Afzal Khan came for expansion purpose… Pawar distorts history to suit his political convenience.” He mentioned a Shiv Sena MP misplaced elections in 2019 to an MIM candidate. “The Sena doesn’t even have any shame,” he mentioned.
Without naming Aditya Thackeray, he continued, “Someone said Balasaheb would have been happy to see the Sena as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). By doing this, the Sena is only raising a question mark on the Sena supremo’s credibility.” Aditya had made the touch upon Friday.
Raj Thackeray revealed that round 28,000 notices have been despatched to MNS employees for his or her agitation towards loudspeakers. “But those who blare loudspeakers, they are being called for discussions.”
The MNS chief mentioned although the loudspeaker downside has ceased for now, they must stay on alert. “The blaring of loudspeakers from mosques has come down. But we must always not relaxation simple. We must be on guard, lest they restart the issue in a step-by-step method,” he mentioned.
Thackeray additionally revealed that he could be present process a surgical procedure for his hip bone ailment on June 1. “After that, I will need some time for recovery. And then I will once again address you,” he mentioned, earlier than telling MNS employees that he could be giving a letter to them which must be taken to each family within the state.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
