Shiv Sena (UBT) asks Fadnavis to explain whether NCP leaders who have joined his government are tainted or clean

The Shiv Sena (UBT) launched another attack on Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, branding him tainted and accusing him of doing dirty advocacy for those who are causing cultural impoverishment of the state.

In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana, the Shiv Sena (UBT) asked Fadnavis to explain whether Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Praful Patel and Hasan Mushrif who have joined his government are tainted or clean.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the past has raided Pawar and Mushrif in alleged money laundering cases. It also asked about the status of cases against MLAs of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena who are being probed by the ED.

Those who are unaware of Maharashtra’s culture and traditions are in power. Fadnavis is doing dirty advocating for those who are causing cultural impoverishment of the state. This is why he is tainted, the editorial said. It said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is no longer the party it was during the time of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and even its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is not of real Sangh ideals.

Addressing his party workers in Nagpur, the home turf of Fadnavis, Thackeray on Monday said Fadnavis, his former ally, was a taint on the city as he had aligned with a section of the NCP despite asserting that he would never do so.