Uddhav accuses Sattar of land grab, slams BJP for campaigning for him

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Is it the BJP's culture to campaign for leaders like Abdul Sattar who made objectionable remarks against NCP(SP) MP Surpiya Sule, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said in a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

The PM had campaigned here on Thursday. Sillod is part of the district. State minister Sattar is the sitting MLA from the seat.

"I want to ask the PM if this if the culture of BJP to campaign for such persons. Sattar used objectionable remarks against Sule on camera. The BJP also campaigned for Prajwal Revanna in Karnataka," Thackeray said while seeking votes for his party candidate Suresh Bankar, who is up against Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena's Sattar.

Revanna of the JD(S) was arrested on May 31 this year after he was accused of sexually abusing several persons.

Thackeray said people must get together to "wash off this blot (referring to Sattar) from Sillod".

"He and his kin have grabbed land in Soygaon and Sillod. He has also tried to usurp government plots. The poll office here is on land he possesses illegally. We will probe all this if we come to power," Thackeray alleged.

In another swipe at the BJP, Thackeray claimed Muslim women wearing black clothes were not allowed to attend Modi's rally in Mumbai.

Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi along with the Congress and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP). It is up against the Mahayuti comprising the BJP, Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP.

Maharashtra assembly polls will be held on November 20, while results will be announced on November 23.