Amit Shah an anaconda intending to swallow Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday issued a searing attack on Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah, saying that he is an anaconda who wants to swallow Mumbai, PTI reported.

Shah was in Mumbai on Monday and participated in the ground-breaking ceremony of the new BJP office near Churchgate station.

Addressing party workers here, Thackeray said while the BJP is building its party office, it could not build Marathi Bhasha Bhavan and the gallery of Marathi theatre approved by the previous MVA government that he headed.

Uddhav also raised the issue of vote theft and slammed the ruling BJP by stating that voters elect governments in a democracy, but today the government chooses voters. Thackeray said a case should be registered against the Election Commissioner for "corrupt practice" of bogus voters.

Continuing his attack on the ruling party, Thackeray said the BJP gave the call of Atmanirbhar Bharat, but it still cannot become Atmanirbhar BJP because it resorts to breaking parties and "stealing" votes.

The BJP is a "bogus gang of self-proclaimed patriots and petty thieves", which will create divisions between Hindus and Muslims to win polls.

Asserting that his doubts on EVMs persist, Thackeray said after winning the Lok Sabha polls and forming the government at the Centre, the Election Commissioners will be booked and will have to face trial.

Thackeray also dubbed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis a terrorist who takes 'supari' and resorts to destruction in the name of development.

"I heard that our chief minister (Devendra Fadnavis) said those who oppose development are urban Naxals. They take supari from someone to oppose (development). I am saying this to him (Fadnavis) that you are a terrorist who takes supari and resorts to destruction in the name of development," Thackeray said.