BJP’s addiction to power is destroying the Country: Uddhav Thackeray

TIL Desk/National/Nagpur/ Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray has made a pitch for opposition unity in order to defeat the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said an alternative would emerge on its own. Addressing the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s joint ‘Vajramuth’ rally in Nagpur, the former chief minister hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying its “addiction to power” was destroying the country.

“You just need to press the button (of EVM) to create a revolution. Freedom fighters and revolutionaries walked to the gallows to achieve freedom. They did not bother who will be the prime minister or the president. They laid down their lives for the people of the country and not to bring BJP to power,” he said.

“Why should you bother who will be the alternative? Someone will emerge…but we need to pledge that we will not allow a government which is unjust. ” he said, adding that PM Modi should tell people what he has done for the country during his tenure. Thackeray said people should be aware of how religious issues are raked up to distract their attention from core issues.