‘Operation Tiger’ Draws Blood As More Uddhav Thackerey Men Defect
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena continues to bleed due to 'Operation Tiger' after Sindhudurg district Sena chief Sanjay Padte resigned from his post on Tuesday.
MP Arvind Sawant on Saturday apologised for his reported remarks against Shaina NC.
“My statement was tweaked. If someone got hurt by my statement, I apologise to them. I have never insulted women in my 55 years of my political career,” he said.
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“This was done for political gains. I had no such intentions, I didn’t even take anyone’s name,” he said.
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A controversy erupted after a video in which Sawant purportedly refered to Shaina NC as “imported maal” went viral on Friday. Shaina NC left the BJP and joined the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena earlier this week.
She has been fielded from Mumbadevi for the upcoming Assembly elections on November 20.
Shaina filed a complaint at Nagpada police station in this regard.
“Does he see every woman in Mumbadevi as ‘maal’? He shows no respect for women… Whether I take action or not, the public will make him ‘behaal’,” Shaina said.
Talking to reporters, Sawant alleged a conspiracy to trap him.
He said that the ruling Mahayuti alliance wanted to create a false and fake narrative. “A minister in the party which she has joined is facing a rape case. Last week, a young woman complained of character assassination by a leader of the party and was assaulted,” Sawant said.
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