Uddhav Thackeray, a former chief minister of Maharashtra, stated today regarding the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ drive of the BJP-led central government, “Merely putting up the Tricolor doesn’t make you a patriot.” The head of the Shiv Sena said, “We need to contemplate how much democracy is left after 75 years (of Independence)”. He acknowledged that it is a part of the “Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
He claimed cartoonists will have to lead the populace against India’s “march towards enslavement” while speaking via video link at the 62nd Foundation Day of “Marmik,” a cartoon magazine his father Bal Thackeray founded in 1960.
The maai-baap (read monarchical) administration recently requested that the national flag be installed on every home, but someone had previously shown me a picture of it, he added, referring to a popular cartoon. I have the Tricolor, but I don’t have a house to install it, a poor man says in it.
“Chinese are still entering Arunachal nowadays. If we display the Tricolour on our homes, they won’t be able to return. The Tricolor should also be in our hearts.
He claimed that the BJP wanted to slash the military budget. “It is a pleasure to have the Tricolour as your profile image (DP) on social media, but it is regrettable to bring up budget cuts for people who leave their homes and stand at the border to defend the nation. Whom will you provide guns to if you cut the number of soldiers in the army?”
The BJP has already refuted claims made by other parties that the Agnipath scheme for temporary military recruiting is motivated by budget cuts.
But Mr. Thackeray replied, “You don’t have money for army recruiting, but you have money to topple the state government,” in reference to how his government was recently overthrown by Sena rebels supported by the BJP.
He said that the BJP was attempting to destroy regional parties, echoing similar claims made in Bihar, where Nitish Kumar’s JDU broke off its alliance with the BJP in order to forge a new one with Lalu Yadav’s party. “JP Nadda, the head of the BJP, has mentioned abolishing the state parties. People ought to consider that, he said.
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He also questioned why the Maharashtra administration of Eknath Shinde was taking so long to assign ministers their portfolios. “The state is under water, yet there are no ministers. Despite being made ministers, these guys have no duty.
