Shiv Sena has launched a scathing attack against the saffron party over the BJP’s victory in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand. Shiv Sena, through its mouthpiece Saamana, has accused the BJP of using central agencies to put pressure on BSP chief Mayawati. It has been written that the presence of BSP in the UP elections was a mere formality. Party chief Mayawati was forced to stay away from the elections. Mayawati’s BSP ran away from the UP election and her votes were diverted to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The editorial said, “Mayawati once used to roam the politics of Uttar Pradesh as a hindrance, but now she is forced to stay away from elections due to pressure from central agencies in the matter of disproportionate assets. Having won power on his own in the state, he has won only one out of 403 assembly seats in the state. Can anyone accept it?”
Central investigative agencies pressure key factor in BJP’s victory
The Shiv Sena has claimed that pressure from central investigative agencies proved to be a major factor in the BJP’s victory in the state elections. It has been said in Saamana that Mayawati is a vivid example of pressure from central agencies. The joy of victory in four states has left the BJP and its leaders restless. The article targeted Maharashtra BJP leaders celebrating the party’s victory. It said that ‘as soon as Uttar Pradesh was won, BJP leaders from Maharashtra started saying that ‘the tableau of Uttar Pradesh is over, Maharashtra is still there’.
BJP is now free to increase the price of petrol and diesel
Saamna alleged that in view of victory in four states, BJP is now free to increase the price of petrol and diesel in the name of Ukraine war. According to the article, the BJP got 60 seats more than the magic figure of majority (in UP) and for this the entire central power was at stake. Central agencies are going after political leaders in Maharashtra. It taunted that ‘why are central investigative agencies ‘fair’ only to political opponents?’