Maharashtra BJP leader writes to Dy CM Fadnavis over threats from 'allies'

Maharashtra BJP leader Harshvardhan Patil has written a letter to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accusing some functionaries of ally partners of using foul language against him and threatening not to allow him to move freely in his former assembly constituency Indapur reported news agency PTIPatil however has not mentioned the name of any alliance partner of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP or their functionaries in the letterHe is the former MLA from Indapur in Pune district who was defeated in the 2019 state polls by Datta Bharne the candidate of the then undivided Nationalist Congress Party NCP reported PTIAfter a split in the Sharad Pawarfounded outfit Bharne is now with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawarled NCP which is an ally of the BJP in the Shiv Senaled ruling coalition Mahayuti in the state reported PTIThe Maha alliance Mahayuti government in Maharashtra is working properly under your guidance However I am being targeted in my own tehsil Indapur by functionaries of ally partners who are making baseless remarks and using foul language against me in political congregations the former state minister claimed in the letter posted on X on MondayMaharashtra BJP leader Patil in the letter addressed to Fadnvais who is also the state home minister alleged threats have been issued to him and he has been told he wont be allowed to move freely in his home turfThis has prompted me to feel concerned about my safety The above mentioned thing is serious in nature and warrants your attention Goon elements should be reinedin in time and concrete action should be taken in such matters the Maharashtra BJP leader saidMeanwhile Shiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP saying the ruling outfit is selling its old false promises now as Modi ki Guarantee to people ahead of general elections reported PTIAddressing a wellattended gathering at Panvel in adjoining Navi Mumbai Thackeray appealed to local voters to defeat the sitting Lok Sabha member from Maval Shrirang Barne who has switched over to Chief Minister Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena in the upcoming polls reported PTIPanvel a taluka in Raigad district is part of the Maval Lok Sabha constituency from where Barne won in 2019 as the candidate of the undivided Shiv Sena After a split in the party Barne joined the Shindeled factionBJP leaders in 2014 Lok Sabha polls made several false promises to people Now the same false promises or jumlas have been repackaged as Modi ki Guarantee steadfast commitment and being offered to people ahead of general elections The country has never seen a party full of leaders who are outright liars the former Maharashtra CM remarked blasting his allyturnedpolitical foe reported PTIHe also dug up the issue of money collected under the PM CARES Fund during the coronavirus pandemic and claimed its utilisation remains unexplainedWith inputs from PTI