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Shiv Sena (UBT) main Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) levelled superior allegations against the BJP-led Mahayuti authorities successful Maharashtra. They said that the radical were being neglected and that powerfulness was being misused.
In a associated interrogation with actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar and Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sanjay Raut with a determination channel, connected the backdrop of the upcoming section assemblage elections successful the State, the Thackeray cousins highlighted their docket concerning however the Marathi Manoos person been exploited, betrayed, and however migration has taken distant the rights of locals.
Referring to the Shiv Sena divided successful 2022 and the alleged wealth fixed to the MLAs who walked retired with Eknath Shinde, Mr. Raj asked, “40 MLAs mean ₹2,000 crores, wherever did this wealth travel from?” Mr. Raj said the transportation betwixt the accrued wealth successful authorities and drugs connected the streets needs to beryllium analysed.
Mr. Uddhav accused the Chief Minister of giving a cleanable chit without immoderate probe into those progressive successful the raid that happened successful Satara. “BJP is each acrophobic astir powerfulness that they are consenting to fto communal radical die, and align with those successful the cause business,” helium said.
The cousins besides spoke astir pollution, deforestation, cause abuse, transgression against women, and governance. They said that the State and Central governments are liable for amerciable drugs reaching schools.
Civic issues
Mr. Manjrekar asked questions highlighting concerns of the mediate class, including missing footpaths, overcrowded classrooms, and mediocre prime of acquisition successful BMC-run (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) schools. Hinting astatine Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Mr. Raj replied, “Those who are successful powerfulness bash not recognize these issues arsenic they person ne'er lived here.”
Responding to a question implicit education, Mr. Uddhav said that large integer changes person been brought successful schools, including tablet-based learning and virtual classrooms. “The BMC has 1,300 schools, wherever 3.5 lakhs students are pursuing education. Parents queue to get their wards admitted to these schools,” helium added.
The MNS main besides spoke astir migration and “rampant” encroachment connected authorities onshore successful Mumbai. “Thane unsocial has aggregate municipal corporations arsenic North Indian migration has increased, and this is not conscionable for roji roti, but to make a ballot bank,” helium said.
Votes, situation and development
Mr. Uddhav said, “They program to chopped down mangroves and replant them successful Chandrapur. But volition this improvement assistance Mumbai? This is not sensible oregon sustainable. I stopped the Gargai, Pinjal task arsenic I got to cognize that 6 lakh trees were to beryllium ripped off. But present they person erstwhile again resumed the projects for contractors. The protected jungle of Aarey has been damaged for the metro.”
Last week, 68 candidates won unopposed successful municipal corporations crossed the State. Regarding these unopposed elections, Mr. Manjrekar said that voting rights person been confiscated from citizens, portion Mr. Uddhav opined that elections should beryllium reorganised successful these wards.
In different statement, Mr. Uddhav said, “Just however Donald Trump captured Venezuela’s President, the BJP volition seizure Mayors of Maharashtra and instrumentality them to Surat.”
