Mumbai, Oct. 23 -- Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday urged Congress members to prioritize Opposition unity in the run up to the local body elections in Maharashtra to defeat the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the state.
Addressing a press conference, Raut called on Congress leaders to adopt a more responsible stance amid what he described as a "political and democratic crisis" confronting Maharashtra and the nation.
"We have to fight this battle to save democracy, the Constitution, and Mumbai," Raut asserted- a statement widely interpreted as a pointed message to dissenting Congress members over the issue of including the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)....