Shiv Sena equates 'ungrateful' BJP with Muhammad Ghori's 'treachery'

Shiv Sena on Tuesday likened its one-time ally BJP to 13th-century inver Muhamm Ghori who killed Prithviraj Chauhan despite legendary king sparing his life several times. In a hard-hitting editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, Sena said it would "uproot" BJP as latter h dared to "challenge us", claiming ruling party's "leers were kids" when Sena's support helped form NDA. two parties, which fought Assembly polls toger in Maharashtra and came up with 161 seats jointly in 288-member House, fell out on sharing of chief minister's post and have since been attacking each or.

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Sena is in talks with Congress and NCP currently to form a n-BJP government in Maharashtra. In editorial, Sena said, "Muhamm of Ghor, said to have laid foundation of Islamic rule in India, fought several battles with Hindu king Prithviraj Chauhan and latter always spared him (after defeat). But when inver won a battle, he killed Prithviraj Chauhan".

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"Even in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena has spared such ungrateful people several times and w y are trying to back-stab us," editorial said, without mentioning BJP by name. editorial also lashed out at Sena being allotted seats on opposition side in both houses of Parliament, as anunced by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralh Joshi on Sunday. Joshi h said decision was me as  Sena's minister - Arvind Sawant - h resigned from Union government and party was "working out" an alliance with Congress and NCP to form government in Maharashtra.

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Sena questions NDA

"Who decided our sitting arrangement when re was meeting of NDA held for same? Earlier, Lal Krishna vani was chief of NDA and George Fernandes was its convener. Who is chief and convener of NDA today?" Sena asked in editorial.

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It also asked if or constituents of NDA were informed before Sena was shown door, claiming such decisions were earlier taken after all parties arrived at a consensus. party pointed out that date chosen to move Sena to opposition benches coincided with seventh death anniversary of party founder Bal Thackeray (vember 17). "This haste will result in some serious accident for sure," editorial warned.  tire continued with editorial questioning wher BJP h sought permission from NDA before allying with Mehbooba Mufti's PDP in Jammu and Kashmir earlier or with Nitish Kumar's JD(U), despite it being well kwn that Bihar chief minister h severely criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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"It is beginning of end of politics of arrogance. We promise you we will uproot you one day as you have challenged us. hes of party (BJP) today would have been kids when Sena supported BJP to form National Democratic Alliance," it said.