The party asks Fadnavis to take steps for preventing the growth of ISIS in the state.
Shiv Sena gave a befitting reply to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ‘remote control’ statement by asking him to first recharge his political batteries. Sena asked Fadnavis government to pull up its socks to fight the challenge posed by Islamic State organisation in the state. ‘ISIS is trying to set up its base in the state to expand its foothold across the country’ was mentioned in the editorial of Sena’s mouthpiece Saamna. Earlier while delivering a speech to commemorate Bal Thackeray’s birth anniversary in Mumbai Fadnavis said that Thackeray has given the remote control of power to his son Uddhav Thackeray who has passed it to him. Through this statement Fadnavis was only giving a hint to Uddhav that since BJP is in power in the state it is calling the shots. Even though the Sena is an ally of BJP but it has often been critical about the latter’s style of functioning. Sena has always been expressing its displeasure about the policies of BJP government in its mouthpiece Saamna.
“Now that (Shiv Sena president) Uddhav Thackeray has handed over the remote control (of power) to me, other (Sena) ministers should also understand this,” Fadnavis had said, in an apparent reference to some Shiv Sena ministers who have been critical of his style of functioning.
The Sena, in an editorial in mouthpiece Saamna, on Monday said that Fadnavis has announced that the remote control of the government is in his hands, “but, at the same time, ISIS is trying to spread terror in the state. They want to create instability in a progressive state like Maharashtra. The editorial also lauded the efforts of Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) for arresting ISIS sympathisers. It added that the ISIS is planning to convert India into Syria which needs to be stopped at any cost.
“The whole country has been gripped by the menace of ISIS. But if the remote control lies in Maharashtra, the chief minister should take it seriously. The CM had announced that he has the remote control of the government in his hands, but, at the same time, ISIS has surrounded the state,” the Sena said.
Sena appreciated the efforts taken by Britain to prevent the spread of radicalism.
“Even though many tolerant Indian Muslims are against the ISIS, still the attitude of the majority against the terrorist organisation is not clear. They have been raising their voice against the terror outfit but it is not enough. British Government has made it mandatory for the Muslim women to learn English. They have also been trying to prohibit religious teaching in Madarsas,” it said.
