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After quitting Congress and joining Shiv Sena, former Lok Sabha MP Milind Deora on Friday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena were democratic parties, while Congress was not. PTI informed of.
Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the Shinde-led party’s convention in Kolhapur, Deora said, “In my speech, I said that CM Shinde is a living proof of hard work paying off. I am very happy that I have joined Shiv Sena, where a common party worker can dream of getting a big post.
Deora, Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Maharashtra, said, “Both BJP and Shiv Sena are democratic parties.”
Asked about the differences between the Congress and the Army, he said there is a huge difference as far as democracy is concerned because the difference is in their ideologies.
“Congress is not a democratic party. I am happy that I got a chance to work in a party which is democratic,” Deora said, claiming that he had advised the Congress not to be part of the MVA government as it was an “opportunistic alliance for power”. Was.
He further said that Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress are under immense tension as both the parties are opportunists. PTI Report.
Following the 2019 assembly elections, the then divided Shiv Sena broke its alliance with the BJP and joined hands with the Congress and NCP, leading to the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
On February 14, Milind Deora ended his family’s 55-year-old relationship with the party before joining Shiv Sena. He was upset for the past few days after Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed the South Mumbai Lok Sabha seat. Was represented earlier.
The former Lok Sabha MP reportedly failed to get an assurance from his own (former) party about contesting from Mumbai South in the upcoming general elections – the seat his family has represented for decades. It is noteworthy that Deora had lost this seat to undivided Shiv Sena candidate Arvind Sawant.
(With PTI inputs)
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Published: Feb 17, 2024, 07:03 am IST
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