Taking aim at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its induction of the Ajit Pawar rebel NCP faction, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said the BJP ought to learn to establish its own party in Maharashtra without poaching MLAs from other parties and splitting them.
Addressing MNS cadre at Panvel, Mr. Thackeray said, “The BJP must learn to raise its own party in Maharashtra without poaching MLAs from other parties and splitting them. They level a gun at people’s heads and later induct them into the party.”
Given his affinity to the BJP off late, Mr. Thackeray’s scathing attack on the state BJP unit was unexpected.
