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Elections will see communal parties losing relevance: Chavan
Wednesday February 15, 2012 11:21:01 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: A few hours
before the voting begins in polls for Mumbai and nine other civic
bodies, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday
said that the elections will be a turning point for the state and
see communal parties like Shiv Sena losing their relevance.
"They (the elections) will see communal parties like Shiv Sena
losing their relevance," Chavan told reporters here.
Taking pot shots at Bal Thackeray and his son Uddhav Thackeray-led
Shiv Sena and Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS),
he said that the rallies addressed by these parties will not
translate into votes.
Chavan also expressed disappointment over Samajwadi Party's role
in the election campaigning, terming it negative. He hinted that
there might be an understanding between the party and Shiv Sena.
The Samajwadi Party is fielding 38 Muslim candidates and have
given tickets to only eight Marathi candidates.
Chavan alleged that the party is dividing the secular vote.
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