Earlier in the day, Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Ambadas Danve and Sushma Andhare targeted the government over Malik joining the treasury benches, even though he himself has not made it clear whether he is affiliated to the Ajit Pawar-led rebel NCP group or the Sharad Pawar-led faction.
As a movement, the Shiv Sena has espoused the cause of the ‘Marathi manoos’ and the Hindus. But, as a party, it adopted the ideology of political pragmatism. | Mumbai news
Fadnavis claimed that Patil who sparked a massive manhunt after he escaped from Pune’s Sassoon Hospital while in police custody, had been a member of Shiv Sena.