As the Municipal Corporation election campaigning intensifies, MNS Chief Raj Thackeray made serious allegations against the ruling MahaYuti alliance. During a rally in Thane alongside Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray accused the ruling parties of trying to influence the democratic process through financial means. He claimed that significant amounts of money were being offered to opposition candidates to withdraw from the race.
Raj Thackeray highlighted instances where candidates were allegedly offered sums ranging from Rs 1 crore to Rs 15 crore to step down from the elections. Despite these offers, some candidates refused the money. He criticized the current political scenario in the Kalyan-Dombivli region, stating that the election has been turned into a “market of slaves.” Raj Thackeray questioned the need for distributing money if genuine development work had been undertaken.
Taking a dig at the internal conflicts within the Mahayuti, Raj Thackeray mentioned the distribution of money by BJP workers and the interference by Eknath Shinde’s Sena workers. He also criticized Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing him of working for the benefit of a select few industrialists. Raj Thackeray questioned Fadnavis’s motives, labeling him as a “falcon” serving others’ interests.
During the rally, Raj Thackeray played a video countering Fadnavis’s statements regarding BJP leader K Annamalai. He accused Fadnavis of misleading the public to protect Annamalai, who allegedly made controversial remarks about Mumbai’s connection to Maharashtra. Raj Thackeray emphasized that his opposition was not against any community but against the perceived threats to the state’s identity.
