On the day BJP chief Amit Shah is slated to meet Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena has mocked the BJP’s ‘Sampark Abhiyan‘ programme and reiterated that it would contest 2019 polls solo.
“The PM Narendra Modi is touring the world and BJP chief Amit Shah is touring the country as part of their Sampark Abhiyan (contact for support). Shah will be meeting NDA allies. But, what exactly will he do? It is a question why he is meeting now after the BJP suffered defeats in bypolls. Sena will contest 2019 elections solo. The Palghar bypoll results have shown the Sena’s strength,” said Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
During the Palghar bypoll, Sena said, Modi and Shah were missing from the BJP posters at many places and late BJP MP Chintaman Wanga’s photo was used despite the family’s objection to it. “After the Palghar bypoll victory, Wanga’s photo is missing from BJP posters and Modi and Shah are back on the posters. Its ‘business calculations’ are fixed for keeping and breaking the contact,” remarked Sena
