Shiv Sena chief Udhav Thackeray. (PTI)

Even though Ravindra Gaikwad has been threatening that Shiv Sena’s party chief will Udhav Thackeray will side with him, the party has taken the incident very seriously saying that they don’t subscribe to such instances.

Shiv Sena on Saturday sought an explanation from its Lok Sabha MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who allegedly hit an Air India staffer at IGI airport in Delhi with a slipper, and remained defiant over the incident. “The party has sought an explanation from Gaikwad over the incident. The Sena does not condone violence of any kind,” Harshal Pradhan, media adviser to Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, told PTI.

It is clear that Uddhav Thackrey-led Shiv Sena on Saturday dissociated itself from its senior leader Ravinder Gaikwad’s act .

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While Gaikwad was expected to meet Udhav Thackeray in the morning, but the meeting was postponed for a later time.

Earlier, Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande said, “Shiv Sena does not subscribe to such reaction by any of our party members. Gaikwad is known as Ravi Sir and is very popular in his constituency. He has worked a lot towards solving the water problems of his region.”

“We really should know what made him lose his temper. He is not a person who would suddenly jump into such a thing,” she added. Shaina NC of BJP said that the incident should be condemned in totality in one voice. “This is not about Shiv Sena, Congress, BJP or any party, it is about a conduct of an elected representative especially when you are in a position of power.

“Assuming there is somebody who is not polite to you, the least one expects from elected representative is to show restraint in a situation where you have not just public watching but the entire aircraft wondering if this is going to be the conduct of a politician,” she said. She wondered how will ever people have respect for the political class which chooses only VIP oneupmanship and one cannot justify this. “When we talk about probity in public life, or certain kind of restrain, it stems from your leadership, and if you are MP, MLA, corporator, even a Panchayat Samiti member, you should show some kind of restrain to your position and your electorate,” she said.