Retreating on his demand for a ban on burqas in public places, senior Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut disassociated his party and Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray from his statement. Soon after, Shiv Sena spokesperson and MLC Neelam Gorhe tried to distance the party and Uddhav from these remarks and claimed the opinion was that of Raut. She stressed it was not the official position of the Shiv Sena. "The ban on burqas was discussed more in our country than in Sri Lanka. Here, one thing must be clarified, the demand for a ban on burqas was not by the Shiv Sena or Uddhav Thackeray.

Source: dna May 06, 2019 00:33 UTC