Taking potshots at the Congress leadership ahead of the Assembly polls, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday mocked Rahul Gandhi’s absence from the campaign. “Your leader [Mr. Gandhi] has reached Bangkok. So, you [Mr. Thorat] too, can sit at home and cease campaigning else the public will compel you to do so,” Mr. Thackeray said, while addressing a meeting in support of the Sena’s Sahebrao Navale, who is pitted against Mr. Thorat in Sangamner. Urging Shiv Sena activists to not clash with BJP workers, Mr. Thackeray said both parties had come together to give Maharashtra a better government. “Instead, we returned with a bigger majority,” Mr. Thackeray said.

Source: The Hindu October 09, 2019 19:30 UTC