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Devendra Fadnavis Slams Uddhav Thackeray Over Regime Change Remarks
- •Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis criticized Uddhav Thackeray for failing to prevent a split within his own party and abandoning Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva ideology.
- •Fadnavis asserted that governments in India are decided through democratic elections and the Constitution rather than street protests.
- •He expressed confidence that the Narendra Modi-led government will return to power and dismissed attempts to bypass constitutional processes.
- •Thackeray had previously argued that citizens might be forced to seek regime change if their rights to express through elections and protests are restricted.
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Devendra Fadnavis criticized Uddhav Thackeray by questioning his ability to prevent a split in his own party and accused him of abandoning Hindutva principles. He asserted that governments in India are decided through elections and constitutional processes rather than street protests or disregarding the Constitution.
Uddhav Thackeray stated that people could be left with no other option but to seek a change of government if their fundamental right to express themselves through elections and protests is taken away. His remarks came amid a political row over references to regime change made by opposition leaders and student activists.
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, All India Students Association president Neha Bora, and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera have publicly discussed or used the phrase regime change during conferences in Delhi. Additionally, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the Congress and its allies of attempting to instigate a Bangladesh-style political upheaval in India.
