Uddhav faction MLC Manisha Kayande joins CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena UBT MLC Manisha Kayande on Sunday joined the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena She alleged that Uddhav Thackeray is inaccessible for receiving feedback on the party affairs the PTI reported on SundayShe also claimed that money is sought from women in the Thackeray factionKayandes crossover comes on the eve of the foundation day of Shiv Sena and it is a second jolt to the Thackerayled faction in two days A day earlier senior leader Shishir Shinde had resigned from the party according to the PTIKayande who joined Shiv Sena Undivided in 2012 also claimed that no one in the party was in favour of allying with Congress and NCP after the 2019 electionsShe is a member of the state Legislative Council and her term expires on July 27 2024 She is an MLC from the Legislative Assembly quotaSpeaking at a function after joining Shiv Sena in neighbouring Thane Kayande claimed she waited for a year to see if the Thackerayled faction would introspect over why party workers were leaving Shiv Sena UBT as per the PTIKayande was made secretary of Shiv Sena and also its spokespersonThe Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde is the original Sena which belongs to Balasaheb Thackeray she said reported the PTIKayande said the Shinde government has been working efficiently since it came to power last JuneShe hit out at Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut and party leader Sushma Andhare without naming them for propagating the agenda of NCP and CongressPeople who talk every morning criticising others push the agenda of Congress and NCP and speak against Hindu gods and goddesses cannot be the face of Shiv Sena she saidHours before Kayande joined Shiv Sena the Thackerayled faction removed her as the spokesperson for antiparty activities She is however not expelled from her parent partyKayande said she was not involved in any antiparty activityWhat is the use when you cannot reach out to the leadership with your feedback and tell them that money is sought from women in the party she claimedKayande said those who leave Shiv Sena UBT are labelled as trash but they should know that energy can be generated from the garbageMeanwhile speaking on the occasion Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde took potshots at Thackeray who he said was patting his own back over Covid managementIt was me who was on the field ensuring that people get treatment and medicines and arranging for the funeral of the deceased he claimedReferring to the formation of Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA after the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections Shinde said Thackeray compromised his ideology for powerHe needs to change his scriptwriter now Shinde saidThe chief minister said the Shiv SenaBJP government is making genuine efforts for the welfare of people and expediting projects which were stopped by the previous MVA governmentEarlier in the day after it became clear that Kayande was on her way out Shiv Sena UBT leaders hit out at her saying despite getting everything in the organisation she has chosen to leave itShe joined us after leaving the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP got everything and now since she is unlikely to be renominated to the Legislative Council she has chosen to leave Shiv Sena UBT leader Vinayak Raut claimed while talking to reporters according to the PTIThe Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions which claim themselves to be the true inheritor of Bal Thackeray will celebrate the foundation day of the Shiv Sena by organising events at separate venues in Mumbaiwith PTI inputs