After Uddhav Thackeray’s 'three-wheeler' jibe, auto drivers stage demonstration in Thane to support Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

The demonstration comes two days after former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's remarks in which he had said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used to call the Maha Vikash Aghadi (MVA-comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) government a three-wheeler government but now the person who drove three-wheeler is running the government.

TN National Desk

Updated Jul 7, 2022, 21:11 IST

Auto-rickshaw drivers stage a demonstration in support of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde over Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray's 'auto-rickshaw' remark, in Thane district.

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Thane (Maharashtra): Autorickshaw drivers in Maharashtra’s Thane district stage demonstration on Thursday extended their support towards the state’s new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Sporting white t-shirts with a picture of the three-wheeler printed on them, hundreds of auto drivers gathered near the Thane Municipal Corporation’s headquarters in the afternoon.

They stood there and demonstrated despite the incessant rainfall, which lashed the city. They were carrying placards of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and Shinde and shouting slogans in their praise.

Notably, Shinde also drove an auto rickshaw in Thane before entering the politics to earn his livelihood.

Shinde also hit out at Thackeray on Wednesday for his jibe at him, saying “autorickshaw has left Mercedes behind”.

Talking to ANI, Shinde said, “(Auto) rickshaw has left the Mercedes behind because this government is for common people, this is a government to give justice to every section. We will perform in a way that every constituent, everyone feels it is my government, it will work for me. This will be the difference.”

Last month, Shinde led the revolt in Shiv Sena which eventually forced Uddhav Thackeray to resign on June 29 as chief minister of the MVA government.

He later formed a new government in the state with the BJP and became the chief minister of the state. Former CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was appointed as his deputy.

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