NAGPUR: While taunting BJP, Maharashtra chief minister

said that it was a mistake that his party mixed religion with politics. “Now we came to know that politics is a gamble. We suffered a lot by mixing religion with the politics. This, three-party

government is our wealth. We three join hands and come together by hearts though there are three parties. This is "Auto Rickshaw wala" government and not "Bullet train wala".

Thackeray was speaking in the lower house in

while replying to the governors address on Thursday morning.

Replying to an allegation made by opposition BJP that his government is like a "Stagiti Sarkar" (Giving stay to all projects) Thackeray asserted that all stays will get lift soon after clarifying doubts and rectifying errors. He also assured that the government will not be vindictive as far as related to the development of the state.

Maharashtra CM Thackeray slammed estranged ally BJP over not keeping its word of implementing 50-50 formula decided by

before the last

. "People of Maharashtra will decide our fate if we have had denied the people’s mandate after the assembly polls", he said.

Thackeray termed Belgaum between Maharashtra and Karnataka as "Karnataka occupied land" of Maharashtra and appealed the opposition BJP members to meet Union government together to put Maharashtra government's views.