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Ex-MNS corporator 'forced' to rejoin party

Parmeshwar Kadam alleged that BJP's Lok Sabha MP Kirit Somaiya was "repeatedly threatening" him, with action by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Enforcement Directorate

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In a startling claim, an MNS corporator who defected to the Shiv Sena alleged that he was being "threatened" by a senior BJP leader to rejoin the Raj Thackeray-led MNS.

Vikhroli corporator Parmeshwar Kadam alleged that BJP's Lok Sabha MP Kirit Somaiya was "repeatedly threatening" him, with action by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Kadam charged that since two MNS corporators from Somaiya's Lok Sabha constituency had switched to Shiv Sena, this would change the political dynamics in Sena's favour during the Lok Sabha polls. Kadam, who is said to have met MNS leaders on Wednesday, seeking a possible re-entry into the Raj Thackeray-led MNS, said hence, they were being "pressured to re-join the MNS, failing which cases would be lodged against them."

"Before joining the Shiv Sena, we were being offered an entry to the BJP. Now, we are being asked to rejoin the MNS… they want to ensure that the BJP gets its own man as Mayor," said Kadam, who has written to the ACB denying that their defection to the Shiv Sena was prompted by money-changing-hands.

Kadam also asked the ACB to probe these charges. When contacted, Somaiya denied the comment (or didn't respond?). The MNS leaders said that four of the six corporators were eager to come back to the party.

Meanwhile, the six MNS corporators remained absent from the BMC general body meeting on Thursday after the party issued a whip warning them they could not vote sans permission from the party chief.

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  • Kadam charged that since two MNS corporators from Somaiya’s Lok Sabha constituency had switched to Shiv Sena, the political dynamics would be in Sena’s favour during the LS polls. 
     
  • 6 MNS corporators were absent from the BMC general body meeting

 

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