Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP and chief Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said here on Tuesday that he fears for the life of retired army chief General M M Naravane and alleged that the BJP government could scapegoat Naravane like it did with Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk.
The MNS spokesperson also alleged that many candidates are not even reachable on their mobile phones and have "gone missing".
The shadow of 'Operation Lotus' which has allegedly been launched by the BJP seems to have grown larger after NCP (Sharad Pawar) MP Bajrang Sonawane met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday in Delhi, while seven Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
Maharashtra State BJP President Chandrasekhar Bawankule and other Mahayuti ruling alliance leaders claimed in Mumbai on Wednesday that some disgruntled MLAs and Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties, including those of Congress, are in touch with the saffron party.
Chauhan accused that the BJP leaders' hunger for power forced the people of nine assembly constituencies of the state to participate in elections.
The CM said BJP is using its moneybags to cause an irreparable loss to democracy and in the past, Congress has done the same and now the saffron party is following its footsteps.
Democracy is over, says Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal; opposition parties welcome the decision.
In the past few days, ‘Operation Lotus’ was tried in Delhi as well, but they (BJP) could not buy a single AAP MLA, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann pointed out.
Cheema says Modi Govt doesn't have money to assist Punjab financially but they have Rs 1375 Crore 'black money to buy the MLAs of Punjab.
Atishi said that BJP has bought a whopping 277 MLAs from other parties to topple the governments in various states and form its own.
