Mumbai, March 30: With BJP going aggressive on imposing President’s Rule in Uttarakhand, it ally in Maharashtra Shiv Sena was heard singing a different tune accusing the saffron party of murdering democracy in the hill state. The jibe cam from none other the Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray in his editorial at the party mouthpiece ‘Saamna’. “What is the hurry in forming a government in Uttarakhand? Issues regarding democracy should be resolved in a democratic manner,” the Shiv Sena chief said in his editorial at the party mouthpiece. Also Read - Spiti Valley Closes Tourism Activity for Year 2020 To Curb the Entry Of Covid-19 In The Valley

The Modi government has earned enough wrath from all corners for placing Uttarakhand under the President’s Rule, but an attack from ally Shiv Sena is unexpected, to say the least. The Sena mouthpiece ripped apart BJP on the day when Centre defended its decision (to impose President’s Rule) in Nainital High Court. (Also Read: Uttarakhand Crisis: AG Mukul Rohtagi to argue for Centre against Nainital High Court order) Also Read - Kangana Ranaut vs BMC Latest News: Civic Body Asks Court to Dismiss Actor's Plea Demanding Rs 2 cr as Compensation

Thackeray cropped up the issue of supporting BJP to form the government in Maharashtra and said that it was out of compulsion. “If the Shiv Sena hadn’t supported the BJP in Maharashtra to form government, what would the BJP have done to get the numbers? The current political status is the result of a compulsion, so the state wouldn’t plunge into a political crisis,” the editorial said. Also Read - School Reopening News: Himachal Gives Green Signal to Reopen Schools From Sept 21 | Read Here

In a scathing remark on the ally, Sena admitted that if time comes for either Sena or BJP to ditch each other, they won’t shy away. “If the time comes for the Sena to a separate stand from the BJP on an issue, even the BJP won’t shy from using all means available even if it means playing around with democracy,” he said. Anant Geete, Shiv Sena’s only member in the cabinet, though wasn’t present in the meeting that decided to go for President’s Rule in Uttarakhand.

While questioning the need to impose President’s Rule, the mouthpiece also allayed fears that Himachal Pradesh could be the next in line as Himachal Chief Minister Birbhadra Singh has already been on the centre’s radar for quite some time. Terming BJP’s action as a repeat of what had been done by Congress in the eighties, the mouthpiece apprehended that the country will plunge into “anarchy and instability”. “We are opposed to the Congress’ ideology and its corrupt governments, but democratically elected governments must be removed from office through a democratic process only,” the Sena opined.