Mira-Bhayandar municipal polls: Ghost of the past returns to haunt Sena

Thane | Thursday | 24th August, 2017

Summary:

Crying foulYesterday, Sena leaders accused a Jain muni (monk) of fanning religious sentiments and using caste politics by asking his community members to vote for the BJP in the polls. Raut, however, maintained that his party wasn't against the Jain community. And now, the party is seeing red over an alleged instance of the same in the recently concluded Mira-Bhayander municipal elections. The BJP has bagged power in the twin cities, pushing the Sena far behind. Tawde said the senior Thackeray wouldn't have allowed a criminal like Mendonca to join the Sena..