BJP-Shiv Sena Twitter spat over Mumbai Metro, Delhi-Mumbai Freight Corridor

A Twitter war broke out between Mumbai BJP President Ashish Shelar and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray today after the latter thanked those who supported his stand against the felling of trees for the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Freight Corridor in Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Shelar, in a tweet said, "Those who say 'karun dakhawale' (we did it) by opposing Metro have not opposed the BJP but have done so to Mumbaikars stuck in traffic jams. We will continue to fight for Mumbaikars."

करून दाखवले म्हणणाऱ्यांनी मेट्रोला विरोध करून भाजपाची नाही तर ट्राफिक मध्ये गुदमरलेल्या मुंबईकरांची कोंडी केली आहे.आम्ही मुंबईकरांसाठी लढू!

— ashish shelar (@ShelarAshish) March 17, 2016

This came after Aaditya, in a series of tweets thanked actors Shruti Seth and Mini Mathur, and singer Shaan for extending their support to his stand opposing the DMFC which would result in loss of 58 hectares of forest cover in MMR.

Aaditya, replying to actress Shruti said,

@SethShruti will do whatever we can. Thank you for standing up as a citizen to this

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) March 10, 2016

Responding to Mini, he tweeted, 

@minimathur absolutely! And there are alternative routes that could be made to avoid this deforestation

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) March 10, 2016

To singer Shaan, he said, 

@singer_shaan thank you for standing up! We as citizens can't let our city lose out to environmental destruction. This can be realigned

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) March 10, 2016

"Cannot destroy SGNP, Aarey and Thane forests. MP @shewale_rahul takes it up in the Parliament," he tweeted.

Earlier, On March 8, Aaditya had taken to Twitter to demand realignment of the projects. 

We can't allow 12,000 trees to be cut in Mumbai and Thane only for a corridor that can be realigned. Development must be sustainable.

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) March 8, 2016

We can't allow 12,000 trees to be cut in Mumbai and Thane only for a corridor that can be realigned. Development must be sustainable.

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) March 8, 2016