Thackeray under pressure to act against ministers

Shiv Kumar

Tribune News Service

Mumbai, February 25

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is under pressure from party workers to act against several ministers who failed to deliver in the recently-concluded civic and zilla parishad elections in Maharashtra.

According to sources here party workers are making a beeline to Matoshree, the residence of Thackeray, to complain against several Shiv Sena ministers in the Devendra Fadnavis government. Even senior party leaders like Subash Desai, Diwakar Raote and Ramdas Kadam are under fire from the rank and file of the Shiv Sena as the BJP and even the Congress performed well in the constituencies they represent, say sources.

At least two Shiv Sena ministers are believed to sent in their resignations to Thackeray for delivering in the areas allocated to them, say sources.

Some leaders also warned the party leadership that some of the ministers may resign from the party and contest on BJP tickets as they have been working against the official Shiv Sena candidates.

Apart from Mumbai, resentment among the Shiv Sainiks is rampant in the Konkan and Northern Maharashtra where the party traditionally had a strong support base.

Meanwhile Shiv Sena sources said Uddhav Thackeray was looking to revamp the Shiv Sena organisation in the light of the party's performance in the civic and local body elections.