BJP held hands of family-run parties to grow, says Shiv Sena; slams PM’s dynasty politics remark

After Prime Minister’s dynasty politics remark,” Shiv Sena hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying it has held hands of such political parties to rise to power

After Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi said that the reins of political parties in the hands of one family are the “biggest threat to democracy,” Shiv Sena hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying it has held hands of such political parties to rise to power. Shiv Sena, which boycotted the Constitution Day celebration along with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress, said that the government has trampled the Constitution for the last seven years.

Shiv Sena hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over PM’s dynasty politics remark saying it has held hands of such political parties to rise to power. (i)

Speaking in the Central Hall of the Parliament on the occasion of the Constitution Day on Friday, PM Modi said that dynasty politics is against the democratic nature of the country. Modi’s remark was indirectly aimed at Congress, but he also said that dynasty politics is seen right from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.

Reacting to the statement, Sena Member of Parliament (MP) and chief spokesperson Arvind Sawant said, “The BJP has held the hand of such [family-run] political parties and has achieved this. BJP grew because of Shiv Sena [in Maharashtra]. They took the support of so-called family-run party [Peoples Democratic Party] in Kashmir to come to power in the state. It is convenient for them to make such statements now, but these parties have got the support of the people.”