Shiv Se was not born for power'

MUMBAI, July 5: Shiv Se will get absolute majority in Maharashtra one day if the people of the state decide to do so, party president Uddhav Thackeray said here on Sunday. “Shiv Se was not born merely for power. If it is in Maharashtra’s destiny, then (one day) people will say that they will give power only to the Shiv Se,” Thackeray said. “That day will come,” he said.

The Se leader was speaking at an event organized by his party to distribute vehicles to unemployed Marathi youth, at Sewree in South Mumbai. “People didn’t give absolute power to us in the last assembly elections. However, I did not say: ‘What next?’ I don’t do such politics,” Thackeray said.

In a veiled reference to the allegations of ‘scams’ faced by some BJP ministers, Thackeray said, “Nowadays we see corruption everywhere, in media, on TV”.

Meanwhile, Republican Party of India (Athawale), one of BJP’s ruling alliance partners in Maharashtra, also cautioned the Devendra Fadvis-led government to stay away from scams. “There should be no scams. Ministers in the earlier government, who were involved in scams, are now making allegations against this government,” RPI leader Ramdas Athawale said. “They want to defame this government by alleging scams. That is why I feel such scams should not take place,” Athawale said. (IANS)