‘Will pierce them with arrows’: UBT’s Anand Dubey hails Thackeray reunion; issues 'Congress-mukt Mumbai' warning

MUMBAI: The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Monday lashed out at the Congress ahead of the crucial BMC polls, accusing the party of “backstabbing” them after the Grand Old Party formed an alliance with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA).


UBT leader Anand Dubey openly criticised the MVA partner, saying the move could lead to a “Congress-mukt Mumbai”.




“Congress party has backstabbed us. BJP had backstabbed us earlier. This time, it will be a Congress-mukt Mumbai,” Dubey said.



He also hailed the reunion of Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin ahead of the civic polls, but warned that those unhappy with the pact would be “pierced with arrows”.

“MVA and INDI alliances were formed for the state government and the central government. This is the Mumbai Municipal Corporation election. In this, Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray are together. Those who are coming with us are welcome; those who are not — like in the Mahabharata — we will pierce them all with arrows,” he added.

The statement came a day after the Congress and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), led by BR Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar, announced an alliance for the BMC polls, with the VBA set to contest 62 of the 227 seats.

Congress will contest more than 150 seats, while some seats will be allocated to the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha and the RPI (Gavai), news agency PTI quoted sources as saying.

The Congress is expected to announce its nominees soon. Its screening committee met on Sunday to finalise the list of candidates.

(With agency inputs)

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