Shiv Sena hits streets to protest fuel prices

MUMBAI : The bitterness between the saffron allies seems to be growing by the day as the Shiv Sena hit the streets in Mumbai on Saturday to protest against the BJP-led central government over rising inflation and fuel prices.

The protest was led by Thackeray scion and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray and the party’s MPs joined in to attack the government for “making false promises” in the run-up to the 2014 general elections.

“We are protesting because rising prices is an injustice to the people,” said Aaditya, who took part in the protest at Bandra East. “All the promises made in the past were false.”

The protests, which took place across the city, assume significance as they come just a few days after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said his party is contemplating withdrawing support to the state government.

Ties between the Sena and the

TIES BETWEEN THE SENA AND THE BJP HAVE BEEN FROSTY IN RECENT TIMES, WITH THE JUNIOR PARTNER PLAYING THE ROLE OF THE OPPOSITION

BJP have been frosty in recent times, with the junior partner playing the role of the opposition.

The Sena has also stepped up its attack on the BJP after talks of former CM Narayan Rane’s imminent entry in to the BJP have grown louder.

The protests did not go down well with ally BJP. Criticising the protests, BJP MLA and BJP Mumbai unit president Ashish Shelar called their ally “shor Sena”.

“They [Sena] came to power because of Prime Minister Narendra Modiji. They are reaping the fruits and yet shouting slogans against Modiji,” Shelar told Hindustan Times.