Shiv Sena mouthpiece takes a dig at PM Modi

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mumbai, the Shiv Sena (UBT) through its mouthpiece Saamana criticised him.

An editorial in the mouthpiece has claimed that the PM's visit is just another "campaign for his party" and he has nothing to do with the welfare of the state.

“The fate of Mumbai was built by the Marathi people with their own labour and the buildings of 'Delhiswars' were raised on the loot of the same Mumbai. 105 martyrs built Mumbai's future and fortune, if no attempt is made to loot it, then Mumbai will be blessed," ANI quoted the Saamana editorial as saying.

The editorial alleged that the Eknath Shinde led faction, Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena kept mum on the fact that the cut-outs of BJP leaders were made bigger than the cut-outs of late Balasaheb Thackeray.

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"For the PM's tour, cut-outs of BJP leaders are visibly bigger than Balasaheb's cut-outs put up in Mumbai. Why are those who call themselves Balasaheb's Shiv Sena silent on this"  the Sena mouthpiece said.

The mouthpiece also alleged that the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena had failed to make its presence felt.

“The BJP has decorated Mumbai with its flag to welcome the Prime Minister. Somewhere in this, the Shinde group made a futile attempt to show its existence, but the crocodile has swallowed the frog, in the same way, this group has been swallowed".

The Shiv Sena alleged that the development projects that includes the super specialty hospital in Bhandup and the Mumbai sewerage project which will be inaugurated by the PM were made by Shiv Sena in the Municipal Corporation. Shiv Sena also alleged in the mouthpiece that projects worth Rs 2.25 lakh crore were snatched away from Maharashtra and this led to further unemployment in the state.

"Projects worth Rs 2.25 lakh crore were taken away from Maharashtra. This is an economic blow to Mumbai. Took away the morsel from the unemployed youth of Maharashtra. Should this be called the fate of Mumbai-Maharashtra?", the editorial said.