Sharad Pawar breaking Shiv Sena, alleges ex-Maharashtra minister Ramdas Kadam

Former Maharashtra minister Ramdas Kadam alleged that NCP chief Sharad Pawar was breaking the Shiv Sena and he had given a proof of this to Sena president Uddhav ThackerayThe Sena was systematically weakened by Pawar Some MLAs had expressed concern over it but Thackeray was not ready to part ways with Pawar Kadam claimed while talking to a TV channel We should be thankful that this rebellion led by CM Eknath Shinde happened in the first twoandahalf years of the Thackeray government Otherwise the Sena would have been finished at the end of the fiveyear tenure Not even 510 MLAs would have won the next Assembly election he saidHowever NCPs chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase dismissed Kadams remarks claiming the BJP was behind the split in the Shiv Sena and that the rebel leaders were trying to divert the attention from it by targeting Pawar On Monday Kadam in a letter to Thackeray tendered his resignation as Shiv Sena leader Shiv Sena president and former state chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday evening announced that Kadam was sacked for indulging in iquestantipartyiquest activities Kadam was later reinstated as leader by the rebel Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde The Thackerayled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government comprising the Sena NCP and Congress collapsed last month after Shinde and 39 other Sena MLAs revolted against the party Kadam on Tuesday said I have given ample proof to Uddhavji about how NCP chief Sharad Pawar is breaking the Shiv Sena He Pawar had given good posts to members of the Kunabi community in Konkan and also strengthened them with funds Kadam claimedThe chief minister was ours funds came from government coffers but the party Sena was systematically weakened by Pawar Many MLAs expressed similar concerns before you Uddhav Thackeray but you were not ready to leave Pawar he further claimed Had Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray been alive today would he have allowed Uddhav Thackeray to become chief minister with the support of the NCP and Congress Kadam asked The former minister further said he had opposed Uddhav Thackerays move in 2019 to join hands with the NCP and Congress to form government in MaharashtraI told him Uddhav that it is like committing a sin His Balasaheb Thackerays soul will not be at peace with this arrangement he said Kadam said Balasaheb Thackeray had stood firm over his stand on Hindutva while confronting the Congress and NCP Would he have even allowed Uddhav Thackeray to become chief minister by joining hands with the Congress and NCP he wondered alleging that Pawar finally succeeded in breaking the Sena Kadam also appealed to Uddhav Thackeray to reconsider his thoughts about the rebelsUddhavji you should consider the options about how to come together in future how to bring Shinde back to the party Try to keep our fortress intact it should be our priority he said Last month when Shinde revolted against the party Ramdas Kadams son Yogesh Kadam the MLA from Dapoli in Ratnagiri district had also joined the rebel camp Meanwhile NCP spokesperson Tapase said the MVA was formed due to Pawars initiative and even after the rebellion the NCP is still supporting Uddhav Thackeray and his group of Sena leadersThis 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