Rane: Thackeray compromised on Hindutva to be CM

Former chief minister (CM) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Narayan Rane on Friday said Uddhav Thackeray would not have been able to “compromise on

Former chief minister (CM) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Narayan Rane on Friday said Uddhav Thackeray would not have been able to “compromise on Hindutva ideology” to become the CM if Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray was alive today.

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Rane, who was once associated with the Sena, said Thackeray had “deserted Hindutva” to reach a compromise with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and come to power. “This is a great betrayal of ideology. It seems the new government has not come to power to solve any problem of the masses, but just for personal gain,” said Rane in Nagpur. He also predicted that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will collapse within six months because of its own “weaknesses and rumblings”.

Rane also hit out at the CM for not adhering to the norms of the House while replying to the motion of thanks. “Thackeray’s speech lacked due respect for the Governor,” Rane said. The MP also said that although Thackeray had promised to provide assistance of ₹25,000 for each hectare to farmers affected by unseasonal rain, he did not do so during the winter session. He said Thackeray had cheated the common Shiv Sainiks and Sena’s Eknath Shinde to get the top post with the help of the NCP chief.