'Balasaheb Would Have Hugged PM Modi For...': Amit Shah In Nanded

The central govt has sent multi-party delegations comprising leaders from various parties to 33 international capitals to expose Pakistan’s terror agenda and present India’s counter-terror strategy.

Amit Shah criticised Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) for mocking India's anti-terrorism delegations as a "wedding procession."

Source : ANI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that if the founder of Shiv Sena, Bal Thackeray, were alive, he would have hugged Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the success of Operation Sindoor.

For ridiculing the Centre’s initiative of sending multi-party delegations to partner nations to deliver India’s firm stance on terrorism, Shah criticised the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) for referring to the effort as a mere “wedding procession” (“baraat”).

“Had Balasaheb Thackeray been alive, he would have hugged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the success of Operation Sindoor,” he said at a public event in the  Nanded district of Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported.

Multi-party Delegations To Expose Pakistan’s Terror Agenda

The central government has sent multi-party delegations comprising leaders from various parties to 33 international capitals to expose Pakistan’s terror agenda and present India’s counter-terror strategy.

“I don’t know what has happened to the Uddhav Sena. They are calling the delegations a baraat even though their own members are a part of it,” said Shah, who is also on a two-day Maharashtra's visit.

"After Operation Sindoor, PM Modi decided that it is the nation's matter. So, all-party delegation of MPs will visit different countries and unravel Pakistan's face of terrorism. Then, all-party delegations were formed. Later, a top leader of Shiv Sena (UBT) commented on the delegation and said that 'Yeh kiski baraat jaa rahi hai?'...Shiv Sena (UBT) used to be the party of Balasaheb Thackeray. If Balasaheb had been here, he would have appreciated PM Modi for Operation Sindoor," he said, news agency ANI reported.

#WATCH | Nanded, Maharashtra | Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "After Operation Sindoor, PM Modi decided that it is the nation's matter. So, all-party delegation of MPs will visit different countries and unravel Pakistan's face of terrorism. Then, all-party delegations were… pic.twitter.com/oXFMKzTyNr

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Before parting ways in 2019, the Shiv Sena and the BJP were allies in the state for decades. Following the split of the party in 2022, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde retained the Shiv Sena’s name and election symbol.

Currently, Shinde’s Shiv Sena is aligned with the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, while Uddhav Thackeray’s faction remains a constituent of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.