Mumbai sources stated that in an election season jolt to the Congress, its spokesperson Priyanka V. Chaturvedi formally joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of party chief Uddhav Thackeray here on Friday. Meanwhile Thackeray welcomed her at a hurriedly convened media conference and said he was "happy that she had decided to join the Shiv Sena". His son Aditya Thackeray presented her a bouquet and tied her thread symbolizing 'Shiv Bandhan' with several senior party leaders in attendance.
Furthermore soon afterwards, Chaturvedi, 39, launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing it of not supporting her in the episode of unruly behavior by some Congress activists. She said "She have served the party (Congress) for 10 years in a selfless manner without asking for anything in return. But the party chose to ignore her complaints though the matter was taken up at the topmost level”.
Moreover Chaturvedi said she had expressed her "pain" to the Congress leadership about the reinstatement of colleagues who misbehaved with her. Even though Chaturvedi admitted she was a bit disappointed at being overlooked for the Mathura Lok Sabha seat candidature, she insisted that the primary reason for quitting the Congress was the inaction against some activists who had misbehaved with her in the past.
