Uddhav says time for unity or country will see dictatorships post 2024 polls

Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents including the faction led by him NCP and Congress should unite at the grassroots or else the country will see dictatorship post the 2024 pollsHe targeted the BJP saying it gave the option to Opposition to either join them or go to jailAddressing a meeting of MVA leaders and officebearers who have come from different parts of the state in Mumbai the former chief minister said the unity of MVA was not for forming a government but to save democracyAt the meeting senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan said MVA will contest the local bodies elections together in an allianceI appeal to all the three parties to unite and work together irrespective of whether you get a ticket to contest elections to local bodies state Assembly or Lok Sabha If we dont unite at the grassroots 2024 will be the last election and we will go towards dictatorship he saidThe MVA was formed after the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections when Shiv Sena undivided fell out with ally Bharatiya Janata Party BJP which had emerged as the single largest party and joined hands with ideologically incompatible Congress and Nationalist Congress Party NCP to form a coalition government which remained in power till June 2022Also readMaharashtra Farmers tribals marching towards Mumbai in support of demands enter ThaneWe have fought against each other for so long so it is difficult to unite at the local level but we have to work towards it Thackeray said and thanked his supporters for backing him in MVAI will never let down the confidence they have in me he saidReferring to the ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court on the events that unfolded during the June 2022 Maharashtra political crisis triggered by a revolt in the then undivided Shiv Sena by MLAs loyal to Eknath Shinde Thackeray said he was confident that the judiciary will never allow the vastraharan disrobing of democracyWe have to give an alternative to what we can offer to the people of the state The MVA unity was not only for Shiv Sena or forming a government but it is to save the democracy he addedThackeray said the unity among MVA allies should percolate to the grassroots and shouldnt remain restricted only among state leadersHow could I have fought along with the people who had been sold Thackeray asked apparently referring to criticism that he did nothing to prevent revolt in Shiv Sena last yearLeader of Opposition Ajit Pawar NCP said the meeting of minds of the MVA rank and file was necessary so is the coordination of all three parties from the state to village levelMaharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said the state will lead the way in defeating BJP in upcoming electionsSenior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat said the MVA will return to powerMVA leaders appealed to officebearers of all three parties to ensure that rallies proposed to be held at the divisional level are a huge successThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever