MUMBAI: Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena on Thursday targeted the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena amid reports of growing discontent between the Shinde camp and the BJP.
The party, in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', said the BJP "neither takes the trouble to 'please' you nor fears your 'displeasure', " implying the Shinde faction has little leverage or respect within the alliance. It told the Shinde faction to "bear the fruits of your karma", framing their current predicament as a consequence of their 2022 defection from the original Shiv Sena.
The editorial alleged that the BJP is systematically working to weaken allied parties, including the Shinde group, and that the "dissatisfaction within the Shinde camp is now out in the open".
This followed reports that Eknath Shinde's ministers had boycotted a state cabinet meeting, reportedly due to unhappiness over seat-sharing and the BJP's aggressive induction of local leaders.
“Shinde faction that speaks of 'We are upset' in Mumbai and goes to Delhi to wash Amit Shah's feet -- on Tuesday supposedly had an outburst of discontent and boycotted the cabinet meeting. Do these people really have the courage to boycott Chief Minister Fadnavis's cabinet?" asked the Thackeray camp.