Maharashtra Polls: Uddhav Thackeray Claims Officials Checked His Bag Ahead of Rally

Yavatmal: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday claimed his bag was inspected by election authorities when he arrived in Maharashtra 's Yavatmal to campaign for vember 20 assembly elections.

former chief minister asked if election authorities would also inspect bags of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and or senior leers.

Thackeray shared this experience while dressing a public meeting at Wani in Yavatmal for Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Sanjay Derkar.

Sena (UBT) chief said when he arrived in Wani by helicopter, several election officials inspected his bag.

He asked his party workers and voters to also check pockets and identity cards of officials who check m.

Thackeray said he was t miffed with election authorities but ded, "You are following your responsibility, and I will perform my responsibility." " way you inspected my bag, did you inspect bags of Modi and Shah?" he asked.

Shouldn't bags of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CMs Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fnavis be checked? he sought to kw.

"All se useless things are going on. I don't consider it democratic. This can't be a democracy. In a democracy, one is big or small," Thackeray said.

He said if election authorities do t inspect ir bags (of senior leers of ruling alliance), n workers of Shiv Sena (UBT) and opposition MVA will check m.

police and Election Commission should t intervene as voters also have right to check ir bags (senior leers of ruling parties) when y come for campaigning, he ded.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) posted a video of Thackeray's bag being inspected on its X handle.

In video, Thackeray can be seen asking officials if y h inspected any or political leer's bag.

He goes on to ask m if y checked bags of CM Shinde, Fnavis, Ajit Pawar, PM Modi and Shah.

When one of officials tells Sena (UBT) chief that se leers are yet to visit region, he tells m to inspect PM Modi and Shah's bag and send him a video recording.