The confirmation came after Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju spoke to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray seeking his support for the initiative.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. She is the deputy leader and spokesperson of Shiv Sena (UBT).
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The Shiv Sena MP refered to Maharashtra leader Ajit Pawar, who was once accused by the BJP in a 70,000 crore scam.
'This is unacceptable and GoI needs to clarify or respond to this,' she said.
It was an obvious reference to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s decision to suspend work on the upcoming Mumbai Metro car-shed at the Aarey Colony. The decision is considered as a major step as two months ago, there was a massive protest in Mumbai over the cutting of trees in Aarey colony by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) authorities.
Surjewala said that it is a matter of pain each time any member leaves the part fold.
She was inducted into the party fold by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree.
In her resignation, Chaturvedi, who was the face of the party in media addresses, said that "certain things" in the last few weeks convinced her that she has reached “the end of the road” with the party.
