Mumbai:
Shiv Sena MLA Kailas Patil, who had escaped from a automobile carrying insurgent legislators to Surat, on Thursday claimed a few of these taken to the camp led by Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde is perhaps eager to return, however have been pressured to remain again.
Addressing a press convention in Mumbai, Mr Patil recalled how he walked for some kilometres close to the Maharashtra-Gujarat border, then received elevate on a two-wheeler and a truck earlier than reaching the Maharashtra chief minister’s official residence ‘Varsha’ in Mumbai within the early hours of Tuesday.
Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde is at the moment tenting with some insurgent MLAs in Assam’s Guwahati metropolis, plunging the party-led Maharashtra authorities right into a disaster.
Mr Patil stated after he forged his vote in Mumbai on June 20 for the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, he was referred to as to Mr Shinde’s bungalow in neighbouring Thane.
The MLA from Osamanabad stated he together with some others have been taken to Thane mayor’s bungalow, the place their automobiles have been modified earlier than continuing additional.
“An individual from his (Mr Shinde’s) employees was with me and we crossed Vasai-Virar (in adjoining Palghar district). I do not know a lot in regards to the space, however as we handed by the highway and reached the (Maharashtra-Gujarat) examine put up, I realised that I used to be being taken in a distinct route,” he stated.
“When the automobiles stopped, the employees member stated there was checking happening on the put up and advised me to take a bit stroll. I opened the automobile door and noticed there was large site visitors jam,” Mr Patil stated.
After getting out of the automobile, the MLA crossed the lane and received on to the highway going in the direction of Mumbai, he stated, recalling that he additionally received drenched within the rain at the moment.
“I believed these individuals would come trying to find me. I saved strolling between vehicles for about one km. I requested a bike driver for a elevate, however he refused. Later, one other individual helped me and left me at a lodge, three-four km away from the examine put up. There, I attempted to hunt assist from some truck drivers and personal automobiles going in the direction of Mumbai,” he stated.
Mr Patil stated he then referred to as the residence of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and in addition a Sena MP and conveyed to them that he was returning. His cell phone battery was low and therefore, he couldn’t share with them his location, he stated.
“Later, a truck driver from Uttar Pradesh heading in the direction of Mumbai accepted my request and gave me a experience until the Dahisar toll plaza (naka) (an entry level to Mumbai). There, an individual got here to select me up,” he stated.
Mr Patil famous that MLA Nitin Deshmukh additionally returned from Surat the place he was taken together with some insurgent MLAs.
“There could also be some MLAs who need to return, however are unable to return again as a result of stress or different issues,” he claimed.
“The Shiv Sena made me a Zilla Parishad member and an MLA. My ideas don’t enable me to cheat the Shiv Sena. The others who have been taken to Gujarat (from Mumbai) may additionally be having the identical feeling,” he stated.
Mr Patil stated after returning to Mumbai, he contacted Shiv Sena’s politician from Nanded Balaji Kalyankar and the latter additionally had a phrase with Chief Minister Thackeray. Later, Mr Kalyankar’s cellphone was switched off, he added.
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