Mumbai: Even as its chief Uddhav Thackeray accompanied the Prime Minister for 'jal pujan' ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial, Shiv Sena on Saturday appeared unhappy with ally BJP, alleging that it has “hijacked” the occasion to take political benefit.
It also took a swipe at BJP over the Ram Temple issue, saying it should admit its “failure” as it has not been able to build the promised temple in Ayodhya despite the huge majority in Lok Sabha.
“The BJP should not forget this memorial is a dream of every citizen of Maharashtra. The previous government (of Congress-NCP) also tried to start work on the memorial though it was unsuccessful for reasons best known to them,” said Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande.
“When the memorial is being built with Government money, BJP should remember this (`jal pujan' or stone laying ceremony) is a Government programme and all parties of the 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) should be treated with equal respect,” she said.
Kayande said “the trend of BJP hijacking events, whenever it is in power, is in bad taste and does not go down well with public”.
