Amit Shah's "Truth" Swipe After Uddhav Thackeray Loses Sena Name, Symbol
NDTV
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday allotted the name Shiv Sena and its poll symbol bow and arrow to the group led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Union Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said those who chose to "lick the soles" of people with opposite ideologies have found which side truth was on after the Election Commission declared the faction headed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena and gave it the 'bow and arrow' symbol.
Shah also said the Bharatiya Janata Party's ideological bases were being completed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding the Centre was "moving in the direction of the Common Civil Code".
Without naming Uddhav Thackeray, Shah, who was speaking at the launch of Marathi version of the booked 'Modi@20', also reiterated there was no agreement on sharing the chief minister's post in the run up to the 2019 Assembly polls.
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