Seat-sharing row: Sena (UBT) approaches Rahul, says state Cong leaders unable to decide

Sena main Uddhav Thackeray said, “During seat-sharing, immoderate differences bash harvest up. But each the 3 parties should guarantee that it does not pb to the confederation breaking.” Uddhav added that seat-sharing has reached a last signifier and mightiness get resolved arsenic aboriginal arsenic October 19.

Raut said connected Friday greeting helium spoke to Congress wide secretaries K C Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik and the party’s Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala implicit the stalled seat-sharing.

“I besides spoke to Rahul Gandhi astir this,” helium said. Sena sources said Raut spoke to Rahul Gandhi and complained astir the mode Maharashtra Congress leaders were trying to enactment up hurdles. “Rahul Gandhi has promised to expedite the substance immediately,” a Sena person said.

“We are demanding much seats successful Vidarbha. This is due to the fact that during Lok Sabha we had fixed Congress 2 seats— Amravati and Ramtek — which we had been winning repeatedly. In return, we were promised we would beryllium fixed much seats during assembly elections. But present the Congress is going backmost connected its ain words,” helium said.

Raut said helium was forced to attack the Congress apical leaders successful Delhi arsenic it seemed similar the Maharashtra enactment leaders were not susceptible of taking decisions present successful the state. ”After each discussion, they are rushing to Delhi to get approval. This is happening excessively often and delaying seat-sharing. There is hardly immoderate clip left… we person to spell afloat hog successful the election. Instead of readying the campaigning, we are inactive stuck with seat-sharing. No 1 knows who is going to contention from where. This mode we volition beryllium handing the vantage to the Mahayuti. We lone anticipation the Congress enactment volition enactment accelerated and swiftly and volition not hold seat-sharing immoderate further successful the larger involvement of the MVA,” helium said.

On his part, MPCC main Nana Patole said a database of immoderate seats wherever determination are claims of overlapping person been sent to the precocious commands of each party, which volition assistance resoluteness the deadlock. “In the adjacent 2 days, the substance should get resolved,” helium said.

Patole said helium does not privation to get into what Raut said. “Sena main Uddhav Thackeray volition look into it,” helium said.

NCP person Jitendra Ahwad besides downplayed the turmoil successful the MVA. “In politics, specified duels hap but they besides get resolved,” helium said.