22 MLAs, 9 MPs unhappy with BJP, want to leave Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena: Saamana

MAHARASTRA,MAY 30 : Saamana, the Shiv Sena (UBT) party’s mouthpiece, claimed that 22 MLAs and nine Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, were unhappy with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and wanted to leave the party.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Vinayak Raut said that the legislators were in touch with his party and wished to leave the Shinde-led party as there had been no development in their constituencies.

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Senior leader of the Shiv Sena, Gajanan Kirtikar, who raised slogans like “Hum Hi Shiv Sena” has openly expressed displeasure over the behaviour of BJP, said Saamana on Monday.

Indicating all was not well in the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the state, Kirtikar accused the BJP of discrimination. He said, “We are 13 MPs and we are now part of the NDA and we expect the issues related to our constituencies to be resolved on a priority basis. But we don’t see that happening.”

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Kirtikar claimed that his party would like to contest 22 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

“Self-respect and respect cannot be bought with money, it has been proved once again. Kirtikar claimed that his party would like to contest 22 Lok Sabha seats in the state. It means that they have asked for the seats from the BJP. However, the BJP is not even ready to give five-seven seats to this group,” Saamna reported.

-PTI