Shiv Sena slams budget, ready for Friday attack

The Marathi daily run by the Shiv Sena intends to “tear up” the railway budget (2015-16) to pieces. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray had not been in favour of Prabhu’s induction into the cabinet. In fact Prabhu had jumped ship from the Sena to BJP in November, to bag the plum ministry.

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Directives from Matoshree, the home of Thackeray to Sena Members of Parliament was to intensify the attack on Prabhu’s railway budget. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnvais on Thursday said, “I think Shiv Sena did not listen to the budget speech or study the budget properly. I am sure if they go through the budget there are several aspects aimed at the welfare of Maharashtra, Mumbai in particular,” Fadnavis said and added, “The railway minister specifically mentioned MUTP -111. The allocation of Rs 11,500 crore for the mega project will not only help Mumbai but also the rest of the state. There are several projects related to unmanned railway crossings (over head bridges) and expansion of railway lines and conversion of narrow gauge to broad gauge (metre gauge) and completion of pending projects to help commuters.”

Senior Sena members Chandrakant Khaire, Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil, Rahul Shewale dismissed the railway budget saying it had failed to cater to needs of Mumbaikars and Maharashtra as a whole.