‘Apologise for Defection, Will Step Down if You Don’t Have Trust': Uddhav to Sena Workers Amid Rebellion Buzz
Six rebel MPs skipped Uddhav Thackeray’s event as the rival Shiv Sena factions held separate foundation day programmes and traded accusations of betrayal.
- On Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray celebrated the Shiv Sena's 60th foundation day in Mumbai, intensifying their battle for the party's legacy amid a fierce poster war.
- Tensions surged following a rebellion by MPs from the Uddhav-led Shiv Sena , with Shrikant Shinde asserting his father's camp is the "real Shiv Sena" where "there is neither a master nor a servant; everyone is a worker."
- Following Union Home Ministry directions, the Maharashtra Police provided Y+ security to six rebel MPs reportedly shifted to Jaipur amid allegations from Sanjay Raut that they fear "Operation Tudva."
- Both factions hold separate foundation day programs: the Shinde camp meets at the NESCO Centre in Goregaon at 6 pm, while the Uddhav camp gathers at the Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion-Matunga at 7:30 pm.
- The Shinde faction claims 16 of 20 MLAs from the Uddhav camp are ready to switch sides, while Uddhav's posters brand rebels as "traitors," declaring "Sixty years of trust, standing firm despite the storm of betrayal.
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