Thane: Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said he is setting out to build the party organization afresh, and added that the current government in the state led by Eknath Shinde would collapse as it was formed "illegally".
He was speaking at the launch of his three-day 'Shiv Samvad Yatra' in Bhiwandi town in Thane district, where he received a rousing welcome by his supporters. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government comprising Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress collapsed last month after Shinde raised a banner of revolt against the Sena leadership with majority of party MLAs. A day after Thackeray resigned as the chief minister on June 29, Shinde took oath of the top post with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.
Speaking at the rally, Aaditya said, "I am embarking on this yatra and come to Bhiwandi to get the blessings of people. I have set out to build the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra afresh." "The MVA government had carried out development works in the state. But in the present dispensation, there only two members in the cabinet (Shinde and Fadnavis). The state is facing floods, but amid this situation, they (rebels) are trying to threaten us. But we will not pay heed to such tactics. I am sure this government will collapse. It was formed illegally," the Yuva Sena chief said.