Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Pune city on Sunday to inaugurate the 12-km stretch of the Pune Metro. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray decided to stay away from the mega event. The Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece, Saamna, has also completely blacked out the event as it made no mention of the PM.
Shiv Sena leaders said it was because he does not want to send out a strong message to the PM over his government’s stand on MVA and Sena politicians.
Sena leaders claim the CM did not want to share the dais with PM Modi since his government is targeting party leaders through investigating agencies. “The CM wants to express his anger at whatever the Modi government is doing,” a senior Sena leader close to Thackeray said. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar represented the government at the event.
Complete News Source: The Indian Express
