Sena says it’ll sit in Opposition, doesn’t spell out when

‘Shiv Sena won’t hanker for power at the cost of self-respect,’ Thackeray said after a meeting of party legislators. ‘Had we been hungry for power, we would have accepted whatever came our way in today’s (Union ministry) expansion,’ he said. ‘If we don’t get a satisfactory answer (from BJP) in next two days, we will sit in opposition,’ Uddhav said.

‘We feel Hindutva forces should not split. But Sharad Pawar has announced support to BJP. NCP leaders were the ones to visit the house of Ishrat Jahan (one of the victims of alleged 2004 fake encounter in Gujarat),’ he said.

 ‘It will be the misfortune of the state and country if BJP accepts NCP support,’ he said.’Hindutva powers should be united and if BJP wants to go with NCP, then our paths will be different,’ Uddhav said. ‘Pawar had toppled the Vajpayee government and today it is Pawar whose company BJP wants,’ Uddhav said. ‘NCP Chief Sharad Pawar was the one who coined the term ‘saffron terror’. If BJP accepts his party’s support, we will prefer to sit in opposition and be with the people,’ he said. 

Asked about Sena MP Anil Desai going to Delhi on Sunday but returning here without being sworn in, Uddhav said, ‘We had told them (BJP) that there cannot be two yardsticks, one for the Centre and other for state.’