In favour of alliance for civic polls only if it happens with respect: Sanjay Raut

Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said his party should be prepared to contest civic polls, due early next year in around 10 Maharashtra cities, on its own and they are in favour of an alliance if it materialises with respect, but there will be no compromise on the party's saffron flag.

Addressing party workers at Bhosari in Pimpri-Chinchwad town of neighbouring Pune, Raut said there is resentment among the Sena cadre in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad that the NCP, which is strong in the two cities, is "neglecting" the Uddhav Thackeray-led party despite being its alliance partner in the state government.

Referring to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's current visit to New Delhi, Raut in a lighter vein said he was there to take stock of the "Delhi way of functioning". Noting that there was resentment among the Shiv Sena workers in Pune and Pimpri-Chichwad over the NCP "neglecting" their party ahead of the civic polls due next year, the Rajya Sabha member said, "Don't upset us, otherwise there will be a problem. (NCP leader) Ajit Pawar, who is Pune's guardian minister, also listens to the chief minister. So, local NCP leaders should also accommodate the Shiv Sena."

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