Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. (File photo)SHIV SENA president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited the party’s shakha in Byculla to meet the Shiv Sainiks who were allegedly attacked by unknown persons on Thursday night.
Later, Thackeray said that attacks on party workers would not be tolerated. He appealed to police to not get involved in politics and take action against culprits. Thackeray also said that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should be asked questions as he was the one actually running the government.
According to the police, Shiv Sainiks Baban Gaokar and Vijay Kamtekar were returning home from the party’s office in Byculla on Thursday night when some people vandalised their car with an iron rod. Gaokar and Kamtekar approached the Byculla police station to register an FIR where the police registered a non-cognizable complaint.
Gaokar and Kamtekar reportedly told Thackeray that their complaint was not taken by the police after the attack.
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“Any attempts to play with the lives of Shiv Sena workers will not be tolerated. If police cannot bring the culprits to book, Sena workers will do it. Police shouldn’t get into politics. Provide security to Shiv Sainiks. If you are not able to do so, let us know, we are capable of doing it,” Thackeray said, adding that the police will be responsible for any untoward incident. Byculla is the assembly constituency of rebel Sena MLA Yamini Jadhav who switched to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction last month.
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