Been 48 Hours...: Milind Deora Jabs Aaditya Thackeray After No Response to Open Debate Challenge

Mumbai: Worli is one of most important constituencies of Mumbai for upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 as re is going to be massive showdown between Aitya Thackeray and Milind Deora, both Members of Parliament of two different factions of Shiv Sena. Milind Deora threw an open debate challenge at Aitya Thackeray, it has been 48 hours since and latter has not responded to same.

Milind Deora Jabs Aitya Thackeray After No Response To Challenge

Milind Deora threw an open date challenge on his Worli MP competitor Aitya Thackeray ahe of upcoming Maharashtra Elections. debate challenge was given to Thackeray on November 12 and 48 hours later, Thackeray has not responded to same. In a fresh post on ‘X’, Milind Deora has taken a jibe at Aitya Thackeray for keeping silent on challenge offer.

In a post on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), Milind Deora said, “It’s been 48 hours since I invited #Worli’s MLA to a debate, yet no response. What happened to ‘Save Democracy’ brige?.”

Milind Deora vs Aitya Thackeray: Open Debate Challenge

political tussle began after Milind Deora threw a challenge of an open debate at Aitya Thackeray after latter raised issue of two similar debates being cancelled and also said that ‘someone who is scared of an open debate with rival candidates is not worthy of being in any public forum, Parliament being highest.’ 

In a post dressed to Aitya on ‘X’, Milind Deora said, “Aitya, considering you think “someone who is scared of an open debate with rival candidates is not worthy of being in any public forum”, I invite you to have an open debate about future of Worli, Mumbai & Maharashtra. Let’s also talk about @mybmc’s 30-year misgovernance, Mumbai Metro delays, Mahalaxmi Racecourse & Sachin Vaze scandal’s impact on Maharashtra’s economy. Worlikars should decide wher ‘speed breaker politics’ or ‘progress without speed limits’ is best way forward for our city & state.”

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 on November 20

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 will be held on November 20, 2024. A total of 4,136 candidates are in fray for November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, a rise of 27.7 per cent over number five years ago.

re are as many as 2,086 independent contenders among m. Election Commission on Thursday me available final figures of each party's candidates after withdrawals and rejections at scrutiny stage even as campaigning is underway in full swing. political landscape is quite fragmented with Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party splitting up in last two years. assembly has a total of 288 seats.

Of ruling Mahayuti alliance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded 149 candidates, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has fielded 81 candidates, and deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded 59. In Opposition Maha Vikas Aghi, Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray has 95 candidates in fray and NCP (Sharchandra Pawar) has 86 candidates.

In some constituencies, re would be friendly fights between allies. Of smaller parties, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has fielded 237 candidates and All India Majlis-e-Ittehul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has 17 candidates in fray.

(Inputs from PTI)