Sharpening attack on erstwhile ally Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena on Sunday accused it of backstabbing late Sena supremo Bal Thackeray by snapping ties with his party over seat sharing in Maharashtra assembly polls.
"The BJP grew in Maharashtra by holding the hand of Shiv Sena. However, as soon as the party came to power at the Centre, it snapped ties with the Sena. By doing this, the BJP has back-stabbed late Balasaheb Thackeray," Shiv Sena's youth wing president Aditya Thackeray said in Nashik on Saturday night.However, hours later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will not a utter a word against Shiv Sena during the campaign for the October 15 Maharashtra polls as a mark of respect to Bal Thackeray."This is the first election in absence of late Bal Thackeray, for
whom I have great respect. I have decided not to utter a single word against Shiv Sena. This is my tribute to Balasaheb Thackeray," Modi said at a rally in Tasgaon on the second day of his campaigning.
Balasaheb always considered Sena's alliance partner BJP as a family, Aditya said adding, "Nonetheless, the BJP parted ways with us over seat sharing."
Aditya was speaking at an election rally held in Nashik for Shiv Sena candidates Ajay Boraste (Nashik-Central) and Chandrakant Lavate (Nashik-East). Accusing the Congress and the NCP of indulging in corruption and holding them responsible for the problems such as load shedding in the state, Aditya asked people to defeat these parties.
