Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray issued an appeal to Shiv Sena MLAs in Guwahati telling them to return to Mumbai and talk to him.
In the letter, Uddhav said that rebel MLAs have been stuck in Guwahati for the last few days and many of them are also in touch.
“You are still in Shiv Sena. The family members of some of the MLAs have also contacted me and conveyed their feelings to me. I respect your feelings as the head of Shiv Sena’s family and tell you from the bottom of my heart to get rid of the confusion,” Uddhav said.
We will sit together and find a way out of it, said the Shiv Sena supremo and cautioned the rebels to not fall prey to anyone’s missteps.
“The honour given to you by Shiv Sena cannot be found anywhere and if you come forward and speak to me then we will find a way. As Shiv Sena party chief and family head, I am still worried about you,” Uddhav said.
Thackeray’s statement comes in the backdrop of rebel group leader Eknath Shinde daring the party to disclose the names of some of the MLAs camping in Guwahati who have been reportedly in touch with the party leadership.
Earlier today, Shinde said he will soon return to Mumbai, and rubbished Sena’s claim that as many as 20 MLAs of his group are in touch with the Uddhav Thackeray-led party.
Talking to reporters outside the luxury hotel where he and his group of MLAs are lodged since last week, Shinde also said he has the support of 50 MLAs.
All these MLAs have come here on their own and to take forward Hindutva, Shinde said.
Senior Sena leaders have been claiming that around 20 MLAs of the party, now with Shinde in Guwahati, are in touch with them and want to return to Maharashtra.
“Some people from that side are claiming that some MLAs here are in touch with them. If it is the case, then they should reveal their names. Our stand is clear…to take forward the Shiv Sena, dreamt of by the late Balasaheb Thackeray. We will continue to toe the line of his Hindutva,” he said.
