Mumbai, 22 June (HS): Amid mutiny inside the party, Shiv

Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray is set to launch a Maharashtra-wide outreach

drive to visit party workers in parliamentary constituencies, including those

of dissident party MPs. According to UBT Sena MP Sanjay Raut, Uddhav Thackeray

would kick off the campaign on June 27 in Yavatmal, followed by Washim in

Vidarbha and Hingoli in Marathwada. On June 28, he will visit Parbhani and

Dharashiv, then Shirdi on June 29. Sanjay

Deshmukh of Yavatmal-Washim, Nagesh Patil Ashtikar of Hingoli, Sanjay Jadhav of

Parbhani, Bhausaheb Wakchaure of Shirdi, Sanjay Dina Patil of Mumbai North

East, and Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar of Osmanabad were among those who skipped

the Sena (UBT) parliamentary party meeting and are expected to join the Shiv

Sena led by Eknath Shinde.

Uddhav visited the UBT Sena's offices in Bhandup West and

Ghatkopar, Mumbai, and spoke with party officials. Thackeray accused Sanjay

Dina Patil and other breakaway MPs of self-dealing. Shivsainiks continue to

stay steadfast despite treachery and the sale of MPs. I apologize for urging

you to vote for the traitor. I ran campaigns in all Lok Sabha constituencies.

I've handed him a ticket. He raised his price by winning the election, and then

he sold himself. He described this as a hazardous trend.

Reinstating the party's support for Congress, the UBT Sena chief asked,

Does anyone know who the president of BJP is? No. One day, a member

of Congress will become President. They claimed Congress Mukt Bharat, but it is

actually BJP yukt Congress.”

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi