Excessive lust could end in divorce, Sena chief warns BJP
15 Sept 2014 4:41 AM IST
The remark is being considered as a veiled criticism of BJP amid reports that the latter had sought more seats to contest this time around.
In an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamna on Saturday, Thackeray said allies in a coalition must dream of a victory. ‘For this, all parties must give up the lust for more seats. To say we will stay in the coalition only if we get ‘so many seats’ is not right,’ he said. ‘Remember, excessive lust leads to divorce. We all want a change of regime. Even if someone has got fewer seats to contest, then too, they will get a proper share in government. But for that, one needs to come to power first,’ he added.
After scoring a big victory in Maharashtra in the national election, the two parties have been wrangling over a pact for the state polls next month. The BJP wants to contest a greater share of the state’s 288 seats, crediting the May election verdict to a wave in favour of prime minister Narendra Modi. It also wants the Sena to accommodate other allies from its share of seats. The BJP’s refusal to compromise telegraphs the party’s worry that conceding the Sena’s demands could mean giving up its claim on the chief minister’s post.
BJP leader and union minister Prakash Javadekar had said on Friday that an announcement on the seat sharing arrangement will be made soon. The results of the Maharashtra polls will be announced on 19 October.
In an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamna on Saturday, Thackeray said allies in a coalition must dream of a victory. ‘For this, all parties must give up the lust for more seats. To say we will stay in the coalition only if we get ‘so many seats’ is not right,’ he said. ‘Remember, excessive lust leads to divorce. We all want a change of regime. Even if someone has got fewer seats to contest, then too, they will get a proper share in government. But for that, one needs to come to power first,’ he added.
After scoring a big victory in Maharashtra in the national election, the two parties have been wrangling over a pact for the state polls next month. The BJP wants to contest a greater share of the state’s 288 seats, crediting the May election verdict to a wave in favour of prime minister Narendra Modi. It also wants the Sena to accommodate other allies from its share of seats. The BJP’s refusal to compromise telegraphs the party’s worry that conceding the Sena’s demands could mean giving up its claim on the chief minister’s post.
BJP leader and union minister Prakash Javadekar had said on Friday that an announcement on the seat sharing arrangement will be made soon. The results of the Maharashtra polls will be announced on 19 October.
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