27 August,2023 06:00 PM IST | Hingoli | mid-day online correspondent
Uddhav Thackeray. File Pic
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday likened the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to an "amoeba", saying that the BJP-led front does not have any definite shape and size, reported the PTI.
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling the opposition I-N-D-I-A alliance as "ghamandia" (marked by arrogance) and "Indian Mujahideen", Uddhav Thackeray said that the NDA should be called "ghama-NDA" ("ghamandiye" meaning arrogant), according to the PTI.
Addressing a rally at Hingoli in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray also asked Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao to clarify whether he was supporting the I-N-D-I-A alliance or the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as per the PTI.
"The I-N-D-I-A alliance comprises nationalist parties that want to protect democracy in the country. But most parties in the NDA comprise traitors and those who have joined the BJP as allies by breaking other parties," Uddhav Thackeray said, the news agency reported
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"The present NDA is like an amoeba, which has no definite shape and size. The I-N-D-I-A alliance will defeat the BJP," Uddhav Thackeray said, according to the PTI.
The former chief minister asked BRS chief Rao to decide whether he was fighting for the country or supporting the BJP.
"If you are with the country, then join the I-N-D-I-A alliance or declare your alliance with the BJP openly. Don't divide votes," Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said referring to the BRS trying to enter electoral politics in Maharashtra.
The BRS should first focus on its own backyard, which is not in good shape, the Shiv Sena (UBT) president said.
Uddhav Thackeray appealed to people to join the I-N-D-I-A alliance for protecting democracy and the Constitution.
"The opposition bloc hasn't united against PM Modi, but for the sake of the country," Thackeray said, as per the PTI.
Thackeray also criticised the BJP government for allowing an I-N-D-I-A-Pakistan cricket match in the upcoming World Cup in Ahmedabad.
The I-N-D-I-A alliance meeting will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1. Thackeray is scheduled to host dinner for the leaders on August 31.
(with PTI inputs)
