Hindustan Times ST (Mumbai)

Unitedwest­and, dividedwem­ay havetrippe­d,saysena,bjpmps ALLIANCE WITH BJP TO KEEP CORRUPTION AWAY: AADITYA

- HT Correspond­ent

Mumbai North

GOPAL SHETTY

(BJP)

Mumbai North West

Mumbai North

MUMBAI

Mumbai North West Mumbai North Central Mumbai South

Mumbai South Central

Mumbai South Mumbai North East

ARVIND SAWANT

(Shiv Sena)

Mumbai North East

Mumbai North Central

(BJP)

POONAM MAHAJAN

(BJP)

Mumbai South Central

RAHUL SHEWALE

(Shiv Sena) MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray said the alliance between the Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was done to keep the corrupt and corruption out of the state.

The BJP and Sena announced alliance for Lok Sabha and the state Assembly elections on Monday.

Thackeray, who inaugurate­d the state public health department’s health and wellness centre in Mumbai, said, “After the announceme­nt, some people now have hypertensi­on… Uddhav ji did the alliance saying ‘na khaunga, na khaane dunga’. The alliance was needed for the country, for Maharashtr­a and its farmers.”

The slogan ‘na khaunga, na khane dunga’ (neither will I indulge in corruption, nor allow anyone else to indulge in it) was used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 2014 campaign.

Aaditya also brushed aside speculatio­ns over the sharing of the CM post in Maharashtr­a if the two parties are elected back.

He said that Thackeray and BJP chief Amit Shah have discussed alliance terms and it is “now going forward”.

He said, “Apart from the posts, what is important is that the demands of the Sena on Nanar, property tax exemption, etc., have been agreed upon.”

The health and wellness centre will help patients get free medicine, laboratory check-ups along with therapeuti­c health services.

Thackeray also launched telemedici­ne services in 151 primary health centres in Maharashtr­a that will provide dental care, maternity and neo-natal care and other services.

(Shiv Sena)

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