Desperate bid to control BMC & loot Mumbai: BJP | Mumbai News

Pune/Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took a swipe at the Thackerays’ rally and said instead of a triumphant rally for the Marathi language, it turned out to be a hollow speech, resembling the wailing of “Rudali” (woman professional mourner).“I was told it would be a victory speech, but there was one Rudali speech also. Instead of speaking about the Marathi language, it was Rudali mentioning how their govt was pulled down. There was no victory speech in Marathi,” Fadnavis said, without taking any names, after reaching Pandharpur on the eve of Ashadhi Ekadashi. He will lead a special puja at the Vitthal Rakhumai temple with his wife Amruta, on behalf of state govt, on Sunday.While the CM was in Pandharpur, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, in his speech at the victory rally in Worli with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, sarcastically said his uncle and Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray could not unite him and Uddhav, but Fadnavis’ governance brought them together after 18 years.Reacting to Raj’s statement, Fadnavis said, “I thank Raj Thackeray for giving me credit for bringing two cousins together. I must be getting all the blessings from the late Balasaheb Thackeray.”Fadnavis criticised Uddhav’s party, saying it failed to deliver for Mumbai despite 25 years in power in BMC. “They could not do any notable work. But we changed the face of Mumbai under the leadership of PM Modi at the Centre. Under their (Uddhav’s) leadership, Marathi manoos had to leave Mumbai. But when we formed govt, we ensured that the Marathi manoos of BDD chawl, Patra chawl and Abhyuday Nagar got rehabilitated at the same place. Yeah public hai, sab janti hai (The public knows everything),” the CM said.“Be it Marathi or non-Marathi people of Mumbai, they all are with us. We are proud Marathis, but at the same time, we are proud Hindus too. Our Hindutva takes everybody along,” Fadnavis added.BJP Mumbai president and minister Ashish Shelar stated on X, “This was not for the language.. but a public appeal for the elections! With the municipal elections approaching, the panicked Uddhav Sena, scared of BJP, now remembers brotherhood ties… This is a desperate struggle to gain power in the municipality and to loot Mumbai again.”